Fishing Village distills the quiet rhythm of coastal Japanese life into Sekino's characteristically bold graphic forms. The landscape subject complements his better-known portrait work, showing his full artistic range. Prices range from $200-$700 for this hand-pulled limited edition.
A 1954 edition print (23 of 30) depicting the harbor and waterfront of a Japanese fishing settlement, the community's working life organized around the rhythms of sea and weather. Sekino's coastal subjects from this period share a quality of documentary attention: the nets, the boats, the low buildings against a wide sky rendered with care for the social reality they represent rather than merely their picturesque potential.
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Color woodblock print; oban
1935
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1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
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Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fishing Village was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1954.
Fishing Village uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print; edition 23/30.
Fishing Village depicts animals and village scenes.
Fishing Village measures 38.6 × 45.4 cm.
