Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi)
- Date:
- 1960
- Medium:
- Ink on paper
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The 1960 Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi)—an ink-on-paper work rather than woodblock—shows Azechi working in a more spontaneous medium to capture the narrow trails used by the Japanese serow (kamoshika), the mountain goat-like animal native to Japan's alpine terrain. The serow's paths, worn into steep slopes over generations of animal movement, were often also used by climbers, the animal's route-finding intelligence preceding the human mountaineer's. The kamoshika was one of Azechi's favorite mountain animal subjects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi) was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1960.
Path of the Antelope (Kamoshika no michi) depicts landscapes, animals, and mountains.