Black Boy Seated on A Chair
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
A companion to the standing "Black Boy" print, this image places the child in a seated position — the chair itself a Western furnishing that grounds the composition in a specific cultural context. The child's seated pose gives the composition a more formal quality than the standing version, approaching the conventions of studio portrait photography that Sekino was adapting into woodblock form. The image is frank and respectful in its observation.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Black Boy Seated on A Chair was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Black Boy Seated on A Chair depicts seascapes and children.
