Zebras, Mure no naka nite (Inside the Herd)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
A zebra herd subject under the Japanese title "Mure no naka nite" — inside the herd — places the viewer within the striped crowd rather than observing from outside. Sekino's zebra prints, likely made following a visit to a zoo or after seeing wildlife photography, translate the abstract patterning of zebra stripes into a woodblock idiom that is itself pattern-driven, the animals' natural camouflage becoming a formal problem perfectly suited to the medium.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Zebras, Mure no naka nite (Inside the Herd) was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Zebras, Mure no naka nite (Inside the Herd) uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Zebras, Mure no naka nite (Inside the Herd) depicts animals and abstract.