Red Wall (Akai kabe), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)"
- Series:
- Manchuria (Manshu)
- Date:
- 1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
$500–$5,000. Common mountain prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Azechi's cheerful mountain prints have consistent demand. Larger and more complex compositions are most valued.
The 1945 Red Wall (Akai kabe) from the Manchuria series depicts the distinctive ochre-red earthen walls that characterized traditional Chinese construction in the occupied territories—the same building material as the Mud House but here seen from the outside, the wall's red-earth surface faded and weathered. The color contrast between the warm reddish earth and the cool sky above it gave the Manchurian architectural subjects a distinctive palette quite different from the cool blues and whites of his Japanese alpine prints.
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1945
Color woodblock print
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Red Wall (Akai kabe), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?).
Yes — Red Wall (Akai kabe), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" is part of the Manchuria (Manshu) series by Umetaro Azechi.
Red Wall (Akai kabe), from the series "Manchuria (Manshu)" depicts architecture and travel scenes.
