Fishing Village
- Date:
- 1954
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 23/30
- Dimensions:
- 38.6 × 45.4 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
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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Frequently Asked Questions
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.