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Junichiro Sekino Signed Limited Edition Abstract Japanese Woodblock Print, 1956
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A truly wonderful and exceedingly rare abstract limited edition woodblock print by famed Japanese artist/printmaker Junichiro Sekino.
This print, which appears to be titled "Tori & Shojgo (or Shoigo as written on verso)", features a colorful, geometric abstract, almost cubist composition with a dancing central figure and two (maybe three) bird-like feathered creatures - quite a departure from his normal more traditional straight forward composition design aesthetic. Apparently, a quite scarce and rare image as we can find no other like it.
The print is double signed - once in ink within the image and also hand pencil signed, numbered (8/100), and dated (1956) by Sekino in the lower margin.
Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th-century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including:
The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago, the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, the British Museum, and the Portland Art Museum among many other Fine museums throughout the world.
A very Pablo Picasso/ Picassoesque artwork. Would be a fantastic addition to any modern Japanese or Asian modern print or art collection or eye-catching stand-alone accent work once framed in about any setting.
Sheet dimensions: 19.25" high, 24.75" wide
- Creator:Junichiro Sekino (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 24.75 in (62.87 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Style:Showa (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1956
- Condition:The print is in very good vintage condition with some light cracking at the upper right margin and mild if any wear consistent with age and use (please see photos). Very good color, impression, and state. Beautiful and highly engaging overall.
- Seller Location:Studio City, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2254334483122
Junichiro Sekino
Jun'ichiro Sekino was born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, in 1914. He began making wood print art while still in middle school before formally pursuing etching with Kon Junzo. Active in the print scene, Sekino participated in the Chokojuto (1932) and Shin Hanga (1935) art shows, and exhibited with the Nihon Hanga Kyokai group as well. After winning the Teiten prize for etching in 1936, he moved to Tokyo in 1939. Jun’ichiro Sekino continued his studies at the Etching Institute of Takeo Nishida, where he also trained in oil painting and drawing.
Sekino commenced his study of woodblock prints with Koshiro Onchi and soon joined the Nihon Hanga Kyokai during the 1930s, followed by the Kokugakai in 1940. He exhibited worldwide, winning particular acclaim in the United States for his woodblock prints following World World II. In 1958, the Japan-America Society brought Sekino to the United States, where he taught at Oregon State University in 1963. Upon returning to Japan, he assumed a position at Kobe University in 1965 and received the medal of the Imperial Household Agency in 1981. Sekino’s work is greatly inspired by old Japanese and European masters alike, such as Sharaku and Albrecht Durer. The subject of his work varies, although he commonly focused on portraits, landscapes and semi-abstract designs. Jun'ichiro Sekino passed away in 1988.
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