Calmness, Shôwa period, dated 1954

Dated 1954 and titled Calmness, this print likely depicts a figure or landscape in a state of stillness, reflecting Sekino's interest in psychological and atmospheric quiet as a printmaking subject. The title points toward a contemplative mood rather than narrative action. In the mid-1950s Sekino was exploring a range of tonal and compositional approaches, and this work may feature restrained color passages with broad areas of neutral ground. Bokashi gradations could serve to establish atmospheric depth without recourse to perspectival recession. The work's date places it within a period of mature sosaku-hanga practice, when Sekino's technical control allowed for subtle effects that his earlier prints could not achieve.