This intimate portrait of Sekino's son Jumpei with a rooster is among his most tender family compositions. As an artist-pulled print from a limited edition, typically numbered around 30-50 copies, it carries the warmth of a deeply personal subject. Expect to pay $300-$900, with impressions from the 1950s-1960s peak period commanding the upper range.
Sekino's son Jumpei — twelve years old at the time — stands with the family rooster in a print that occupies the intersection between domestic portraiture and the boy-and-bird subject the artist made distinctly his own. The specificity of the subtitle ("Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12") elevates the work from type to individual: this is not a generic child with a generic bird but a particular moment in a particular life, preserved in woodblock.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Boy and His Rooster (Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12) was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
A Boy and His Rooster (Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12) uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
A Boy and His Rooster (Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12) depicts birds & flowers and children.
