Kanbeni White

"Kanbeni White" likely refers to a figure print featuring a woman — possibly a geisha or performer — in white or pale garments, with "kanbeni" suggesting a connection to a specific theatrical role, regional festival type, or named individual. Sekino's figure work characteristically employs flat, high-keyed color fields set against reduced backgrounds, allowing the contours of the figure and the texture of fabric to carry compositional weight. The use of white in woodblock printing is technically demanding; Sekino would rely on unpigmented washi areas or a reserved white block, letting the paper's natural tone read as luminosity. Bold outlines carved with precision anchor the figure against the ground, a technique reflecting the influence of his sosaku-hanga contemporaries while retaining Sekino's distinctive directness of carving and printing.