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Azechi Umetarō
The Pick1963

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Woodblock print portrait of a stylized bearded figure with striped hair and beard, holding a tool, against a solid black background, in flat teal, brown, and red tones

Azechi Umetarō, The Pick, 1963, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Azechi Umetarō
Japan, 1902-1999
Title
The Pick
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1963
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (23.2 x 15.6 cm); Paper: 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (25.6 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Juda
Accession Number
M.79.176.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Winther-Tamaki, Bert. "The Ligneous Aesthetic of the Postwar Sōsaku Hanga Movement and American Perspectives on the Modern Japanese Culture of Wood." Archives of Asian Art 66, no.2 (2016): 213-238.

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