Hair Ring — 輪髪

A second print bearing the title 輪髪, this work likely represents a distinct compositional or coloristic treatment of the hair-ring subject, suggesting Sekino explored the motif across multiple states or editions. In the sosaku-hanga practice, artists frequently revisited subjects through variations in color, carving, or composition, treating the block not as a fixed reproduction matrix but as a starting point for iterative exploration. This version may differ from its counterpart in background tonality, the direction of the coil, or the visible relationship between the hair form and the figure below it. The title's repetition with a numerical distinction in the archival slug indicates a recognized variant — possibly a later edition, a different color scheme printed from the same blocks, or an independently carved composition approaching the same subject from a new angle. Both works together suggest Sekino's sustained interest in hair as formal and cultural subject.