artist: Umetaro Azechi (Japanese 1902-1999)
medium: original wood block print
dimensions: 42 x 36 cm frame size (Approx)
paper size 31 x 24 cm / image size 21 x 30 1/2 cm (approx)
hand signed by the artist in pencil
dated 57
* Shiga Kogen (志賀高原, Shiga-kōgen) is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan.
* January 30, 2026 - currently being restored to remove acid staining and foxing, and then will be framed in a double thick archival mat with non-reflective UV glass and hand finished timber frame - due back from our workshop late Feburary, 2026. If purchased in the meantime your order will be fulfilled as soon as this is back from our framing workshop.
AU $1375 (approx US $970 / 810 EUROS / 148,500 yen / 700 GBP - for exact current conversion visit xe.com)
artist biography
Born to poor farmers in Uwajima in the far-flung Ehime prefecture of Shikoku, Umetaro Azechi (1902-1999) came from a humble background. Securing a job at a government printing company in Tokyo he soon developed a deep curiosity in the art of printmaking. Pursuing his newfound curiosity and passion, Azechi introduced himself to Unichi Hiratsuka, an established artist of the time, and became a member of the Sozaku-hanga print movement. Overtime he gained access to exhibitions, met other artists, and honed his own skills, eventually participating in major print biennales in Sao Paulo, Tokyo and Lugano. An avid mountaineer, Azechi is most famous for his mountain scenes, which can now be found in the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts or The British Museum in London.