Shirasuka
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Typical Price
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Description
The station of Shirasuka in Shizuoka, where the Tokaido ran along a clifftop above Enshu Bay, appears in this undated Tokaido print. Shirasuka's clifftop position gave travelers one of the route's most dramatic sea views — the Pacific spreading to the horizon from the narrow road's edge — and Sekino's composition likely captures this vertiginous coastal landscape.
More Prints by Jun'ichiro Sekino
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shirasuka was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Shirasuka depicts landscapes, seascapes, and travel scenes.