Artist: Azechi Umetaro
Title: Friends of the mountain
Date: 1956
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This print was created by Azechi Umetaro (b.1902) the great artist of sosaku-hanga, one of the leading artist in this movement. The prints of this artist could be in same line with the prints of Maekawa Sempan, Onchi Koshiro, Shiko Munakata, Tadashi Nakayama, Toru Mabuchi, Kiyoshi Saito, Junichiro Sekino and others. Azechi’s “mountaineers” are known worldwide. Here is one of his great prints “Friends of the mountain”. One of the best design of the artist. Printed by Azechi in 1956, print bears the artist signature in pencil at the bottom margin and seal in the image. Numbered 16/30 on the bottom margin. Size is 15 1/2” by 12 " with full margins. Fine impression, excellent color , bleedthrough and registration - great condition. The print is not backed or mounted, never been framed. Sold, 2003 Sold again 510.00, 2003
