Pique Dame
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Typical Price
Pique Dame (Queen of Spades) draws on the famous Pushkin tale or Tchaikovsky opera, bringing a European literary subject into Sekino's woodblock vocabulary. The theatrical drama of the subject suited his bold graphic approach. This hand-pulled limited edition typically sells for $200-$700.
Description
"Pique Dame" — the Queen of Spades — refers most famously to Pushkin's novella and Tchaikovsky's opera derived from it, in which a young officer becomes obsessed with an old countess believed to know a winning card combination. Sekino's engagement with this Western literary subject suggests the breadth of his cultural references, the woodblock medium becoming a vehicle for imagery drawn from European Romantic tradition.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pique Dame was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Pique Dame uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Pique Dame depicts figures and portraits.