Shells and Butterflies
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
A still-life print combining shells and butterflies — two natural forms that share the quality of geometric intricacy at small scale, their patterns (the shell's spiral chambers, the butterfly's wing's bilateral symmetry) appealing to the same formal instincts that governed Sekino's compositional thinking. The pairing of sea and land forms, both defined by their shells or wings, creates a meditation on natural design across ecological boundaries.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Shells and Butterflies was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Shells and Butterflies depicts still life and insects.
