{"product_id":"umetaro-azechi-winter-and-mountain-man","title":"Umetaro Azechi, Winter and Mountain Man","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"437\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"50\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Azechi Umetaro (1902–1999)\u003cbr data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eWinter Mountain Man\u003c\/em\u003e (冬の山男)\u003cbr data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"122\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"133\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock print\u003cbr data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978\u003cbr data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"181\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition (numbered 11\/300)\u003cbr data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"218\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"233\"\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 40 × 28 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"270\"\u003ePaper size:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 54 × 39 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"292\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"306\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near perfect vintage condition; light age toning to margins consistent with age\u003cbr data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pencil signed and dated by the artist\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"824\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"449\"\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eA powerful late-period print by Azechi Umetaro featuring his iconic \u003cem data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eyamabito\u003c\/em\u003e (mountain man), rendered here in one of his most austere and psychologically resonant winter settings. Against a cold blue-green sky and stark white mountain forms, the solitary figure stands cloaked in black, carrying rope and a green satchel—symbols of labor, endurance, and mountain life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"1155\"\u003eAzechi’s mature work distilled the mountain figure into a highly personal symbolic language: part self-portrait, part archetype, part spiritual wanderer. In \u003cem data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1004\"\u003eWinter Mountain Man\u003c\/em\u003e, that language reaches a striking clarity. The reduced palette, rough woodgrain textures, and monumental stillness give the work an unusual gravity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1386\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis is an excellent example of Azechi’s later style—minimal, contemplative, and deeply tied to the mythology of Japan’s mountain culture. A strong collector’s piece from one of the defining voices of modern Japanese printmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sosaku Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47961385631909,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/4258\/2949\/files\/WinterMountainMan_by_Umetaro_Azechi.jpg?v=1782966106","url":"https:\/\/sosakucollection.com\/products\/umetaro-azechi-winter-and-mountain-man","provider":"Sosaku Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}