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Azechi Umetarô 1902-1999
Fighting Bulls in Iyo. 1946.
- Category
- Japanese | Miscellaneous
- Series
- Picture notes on Native Customs.
- Publisher
- Fugaku Shuppansha.
aiban yoko-e, 26.0 cm × 21.0 cm
Excellent impression, colour and very good condition. Upper right corner is attached to the original mat.
Spectators watching a bull fight (Tōgyū) in Iyo, Tōgyū is very different from the Spanish and Portuguese forms of bull fighting. No humans or blood are involved, and during matches, the bulls lock horns, in an attempt to ground one another until one of the bulls fatigues. Tōgyū was particularly popular in the Shōwa period. This print dates from 1946, when matches would have recommenced in the Ehime prefecture shortly after the Second World War. From a series ‘Nihon minzoku zufu’, depicting native customs of Japan. Umetaro Azechi’s prints of mountains and mountaineers are his most distinctive work. Azechi attributes the simplicity of his compositions to the strong influence of Onchi, for who he frequently worked as an artisan painter. Red seal in the lower right corner.
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