$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.
Unknown Hiking—a hiker without a confirmed title—shows Azechi's figure in the more accessible mode of mountain engagement, the hiker following an established path rather than the technical climber navigating untracked terrain. The hiker's relationship to the mountain was less demanding but still genuine, a mode of engagement Azechi respected as part of the broader culture of mountain appreciation that sustained the alpine world he loved. His bold simplified rendering made the hiker's figure as visually substantial as the climber's.
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1944 (printed c. 1950 from recut block?)
Color woodblock print; oban
1945
Color woodblock print
1961
Color woodblock print; edition 10/100
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Unknown- hiking was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Unknown- hiking depicts landscapes, figures, and travel scenes.