Girl with rabbit

A child holding or playing with a rabbit — the softness of the animal's fur and the gentleness required to hold it providing a compositional counterpoint to the child's own energy. Sekino's girl-with-animal prints tend toward a quieter emotional register than his boy-with-animal works, the relationship between subject and animal marked by patient attention rather than confrontation. The rabbit, smaller and softer than the roosters and cats that populate other prints, suits this gentler dynamic.