$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
The Shinjuku district of Tokyo — here transliterated as "Shinguka" in what may be a phonetic rendering — appears in this urban landscape print as a specific neighborhood of the capital. Sekino's Tokyo prints from across his career document the city's transformation from Edo-era post-town fabric through war devastation and postwar reconstruction, each print capturing a moment in the continuous reinvention of urban space.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Shinguka, Tokyo was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Shinguka, Tokyo depicts urban scenes and travel scenes, set at Tokyo.
