$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
The remains of the old barrier post at Arai, on Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture, mark the memory of one of the Tokaido's three great checkpoints — a toll and inspection point that controlled movement along the highway for centuries. Sekino's interest in these institutional ruins reflects a broader postwar reckoning with Edo-era governance structures, the checkpoint's physical remains now picturesque evidence of a more controlled social order.
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Arai: Remains of the Barrier Compound was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Arai: Remains of the Barrier Compound depicts rivers & lakes, architecture, and travel scenes.
