Woman in orange hat
- Date:
- 1955
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 2/100
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$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 1955 Woman in Orange Hat, edition 2 of 100—second impression from a large run, suggesting strong commercial appeal—shows Azechi's female figure distinguished by the vivid warm color of her hat against the cooler tones of the surrounding composition. The orange hat in the mountain context could belong to a woman climber, a village woman, or a skier, the specific warm color providing the same focal accent function as the red hat in his other hat-centered compositions. A large edition of 100 indicates this was among his most widely distributed prints.
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
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman in orange hat was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1955.
Woman in orange hat depicts bijin-ga.
