Boy with Dog and Cat
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
- Image courtesy of
- Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
Description
A genre scene depicting a young child in the company of a dog and cat, a subject Sekino returned to multiple times as part of his extended series on childhood and domestic life in postwar Japan. Characteristic of his sosaku-hanga practice, Sekino likely carved and printed this work entirely himself, exploiting the direct grain of the woodblock to create warm, textured surfaces. The composition centers on the tactile relationship between child and animals, rendered with the economical line and flat color areas typical of his figure work. Subtle bokashi gradations may appear in background passages, softening the scene without sentimentality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Boy with Dog and Cat was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Boy with Dog and Cat depicts animals.