When you look at the staring eyes of Azechi's primitive mountain fold you feel a shiver of communication that defies logic. The humor in Azechi's prints delights.

Azechi's prints point out the similarities in man and birds by his use of the same bold stripes to represent the beards of his mountain men and the patterned feathers of his birds.

Museums: Art Institute of Chicago; Fine Arts Museum-Boston; The British Museum.