My Family is one of Sekino's most personal prints, depicting his wife and children in a group composition that radiates domestic warmth. As a sosaku-hanga artist, he controlled every aspect of the printmaking process. This emotionally resonant subject typically commands $400-$1,000, reflecting its importance within his body of work.
An intimate domestic portrait in which the word "family" encompasses the full scope of daily life — parents, children, perhaps pets — compressed into a single composition. Sekino's family prints from this period have a warmth that distinguishes them from his more formal portraiture, the familiar faces of wife and children rendered with the ease of someone drawing from unguarded proximity. The image is personal in a way his public portrait subjects are not.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
My Family was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
My Family uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
My Family depicts figures, daily life, and interiors.
