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Azechi Umetarō
Before Climbing1952

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Painting of a dark-skinned woman in profile holding a small compass, set against stylized geometric mountain peaks and a flat blue sky
Artist or Maker
Azechi Umetarō
Title
Before Climbing
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1952
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 16 11/16 x 11 3/4 in. (42.3 x 29.8 cm); Paper: 17 1/8 x 12 7/16 in. (43.5 x 31.6 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.89.153
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art