$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Hakone, the mountainous barrier checkpoint that travelers on the old Tokaido both dreaded and celebrated for its scenery, appears here stripped of figures. Sekino concentrates on the landscape itself — the dark ridgeline, mist-filled valleys, and the architectural geometry of the checkpoint gate that for centuries controlled passage between Edo and the western provinces. The print exemplifies his approach to the Tokaido as a landscape series as much as a historical survey.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hakone was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Hakone depicts landscapes, travel scenes, and mountains, set at Hakone.
