Doll Maker depicts an artisan at work, a subject that resonated deeply with Sekino as a fellow craftsman who worked with his hands. The quiet dignity of the maker at their craft is rendered with characteristic sensitivity. Values typically range from $250-$700.
A 1956 woodblock centered on the figure of a craftsperson who fabricates the traditional Japanese dolls used in Girls' Day and other ceremonial contexts. The doll-maker appears surrounded by the uncanny faces of their creations — or perhaps holds a single finished piece with the care of someone who has invested weeks of precision work in a fragile object. Sekino was drawn to artisans whose labor combined skill with artistic vision, seeing a kinship with his own printmaking practice.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Doll Maker was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1956.
Doll Maker uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Doll Maker depicts craftspeople and daily life.
