$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
The station of Yoshiwara in Shizuoka Prefecture, closest to the most celebrated view of Mount Fuji along the entire Tokaido, appears in this undated print as a gateway to the mountain's presence. The Yoshiwara station prints in the Tokaido tradition typically foreground Fuji's visibility from this point — the volcano looming over the coastal plain with exceptional clarity on clear days — and Sekino's treatment likely participates in this centuries-old visual convention.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yoshiwara was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Yoshiwara depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and travel scenes.
