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Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6 by Jun'ichiro Sekino — Japanese Woodblock print

Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6

by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Sōsaku-hanga
Night Scenes
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Japanese Art Open Database

Description

This print belongs to Sekino's Ichimokushu series, a significant body of work in which he produced single-subject prints exploring a wide range of themes. The title Midnight situates the image in darkness, suggesting a nocturnal street scene, a lone figure, or an atmospheric urban composition rendered in deep indigo and black with selective use of lighter tones to suggest lamplight or moonlight. Sekino's sosaku-hanga practice, in which the artist designs, carves, and prints each work independently, gave him latitude to experiment with dark-field compositions that are difficult to achieve in commercial printing. The series format allowed him to develop thematic continuity across multiple works while investigating the expressive potential of extreme tonal contrast on washi paper.

More Prints by Jun'ichiro Sekino

"A Boy and His Rooster (Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12)" by Jun'ichiro Sekino

"A Boy and His Rooster (Artist's son, Jumpei, aged 12)"

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Boy and Villagers by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Boy and Villagers

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Kawasaki, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido by Jun'ichiro Sekino

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Kyoto House by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Kyoto House

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More Night Scenes Prints

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Evening in East Africa

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Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"

Teradomari no yau

1921

Color woodblock print; oban

Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"

1947

Color woodblock print; oban

Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"

March 1933

Color woodblock print; oban

Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Sōsaku-Hanga: The Creative-Print Movement

Frequently Asked Questions

Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6 was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).

Midnight - Ichimokushu Vol 6 depicts night scenes.