$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 Wearing Necklace, edition 1 of 100—the very first impression from a substantial print run—shows Azechi in the bijin-adjacent figure territory he occasionally visited. A woman wearing a necklace was a subject drawn from decorative portraiture rather than mountain life, the jewelry as compositional detail providing a note of ornamentation uncommon in his primarily utilitarian mountain world. The edition number 1 marks this as the artist's proof-quality first impression, when the block was at its sharpest.
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 wearing necklace was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎) in 1955.
Woman wearing necklace depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.
