My Daughter with Bunraku dolls
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Typical Price
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Description
A woodblock print in which Sekino's daughter poses alongside several Bunraku dolls — the large theatrical puppets whose exquisite carved faces and detailed costuming make them objects of beauty in their own right, quite apart from their performance function. The juxtaposition of living child and constructed doll-faces raises the questions about similarity and difference between the real and the represented that Sekino's puppet and doll subjects consistently explore.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
My Daughter with Bunraku dolls was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
My Daughter with Bunraku dolls depicts kabuki.