$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
New Year's imagery in Japan carries a dense visual vocabulary: the kadomatsu pine-and-bamboo gate decorations, the red torii-framed sunrise views, the formal kimono of the first shrine visit. Sekino's New Year print engages with this seasonal iconography through the distinctive formal clarity of his woodblock style, translating the celebratory abundance of New Year decoration into a composition where graphic precision stands in for festive accumulation.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
New Year (Japan) was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
New Year (Japan) depicts figures, torii gates, and daily life.
