Puppet Show presents Bunraku from the audience's perspective, capturing the magic of the performance as seen from the theater seats. Sekino rendered this popular art form with the same seriousness he brought to his portrait work. Expect to pay $200-$600 for this artist-printed limited edition.
A 1960 woodblock depicting a Bunraku puppet performance scene — the art form in which large dolls are operated by visible puppeteers while a chanter narrates and a shamisen player provides accompaniment. Sekino's puppet show prints approach the performance from the audience's perspective, capturing the theatrical event as a total spectacle in which the audience's imaginative participation is what animates the puppets with apparent life.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Puppet Show was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1960.
Puppet Show uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Puppet Show depicts figures and kabuki.
Puppet Show measures 54.8 × 69.5 cm.
