Top of the Mountain
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Top of the Mountain—the summit, the climber's fundamental destination—shows Azechi's figure having arrived at the highest point of the ascent. The summit experience in his visual world was not triumphant in any exaggerated way but quietly profound: the figure standing at the place where upward movement ceased, surrounded by air rather than rock on most sides, the world visible in all directions for the first time. His bold simplified rendering gave the summit figure the stillness of arrival after the motion of ascent.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Top of the Mountain was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Top of the Mountain depicts landscapes and mountains.