My Daughter

One of several portraits Sekino made of his daughter over the years, this print belongs to the body of intimate domestic portraiture that distinguishes his career within the sosaku-hanga movement. Sekino's family portrait prints are notable for their psychological directness — the subjects are rendered as individuals with specific physiognomy and presence rather than as idealized types. This version may depict the daughter at a different age or in a different setting than the related work in the collection, suggesting that Sekino returned to the subject across multiple years to record her development. The composition likely employs a close-cropped format typical of his portrait work, with attention to the fall of light on the face and a simplified or abstracted background. Printed in a limited palette on washi, the image achieves an intimacy consistent with Sekino's treatment of family subjects throughout his career.