Early Spring in Hokkaido Japan

"Early Spring in Hokkaido Japan," a woodblock print by Jun'ichiro Sekino, depicts a rolling rural landscape divided into flat bands of color — rust-red earth, pale green fields, and ochre pasture — with a cluster of white buildings and a church-like spire on the horizon under a blue sky with white clouds. In the foreground, three horses (white, brown, and black) graze in a green field bordered by a red-orange path and a small blue pond. The composition uses simplified, flat geometric shapes and a muted, earthy palette to render the countryside scene.