$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 1952 Volcano Path, edition 14 of 50, shows Azechi's mountain figure navigating the specific terrain of volcanic peaks—where the path crosses sulfurous vents, loose volcanic rock, and the barren slopes that characterize mountains still actively shaped by geological heat. The volcano path was a different kind of climbing experience from the granite and snow of the Northern Alps, the ground underfoot unstable and sometimes dangerous in ways that purely sedimentary or metamorphic terrain was not.
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.
Volcano Path was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1952.
Volcano Path depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.