Ziel- Pickel
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Ziel-Pickel—the German words for "target" and "ice axe," two terms from European alpine mountaineering terminology adopted into Japanese climbing culture—gives this print a specifically international flavor within Azechi's otherwise purely Japanese artistic context. The ice axe directed toward a target, whether a summit or a specific technical objective, captured the purposeful quality of technical climbing: the equipment as extension of the climber's will toward a defined end. The German title acknowledged the European origins of the alpine sport Japan had enthusiastically adopted.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ziel- Pickel was created by Umetaro Azechi (畦地梅太郎).
Ziel- Pickel depicts landscapes, figures, and mountains.