Artist |
SEKINO, Jun'ichiro, (1914-88) |
Title |
"Hara" ("Hara") (Station #14) |
Date |
Series: 1959-74 |
Series |
"Fifty-three New Stations of the Tokaido" ("Shin Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi no Uchi"--here "shin" means "new") |
Publisher |
Believed self-published. |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Artist-signed using white ink. Brush-signed, sealed, and titled on verso by artist. |
Image Size |
OVERSIZED: 12 3/4 x 18 (on heavy, wide-margined paper; 17 x 21 1/2 overall) |
Impression |
Fine. Boldly printed; skillfully shaded. |
Condition |
Excellent. Clean front and backside. (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
na |
Comments |
Very "clever" and perhaps the best (and oversized) image of the series--here, we see reflected in the slate roof an upside-down image of Mt. Fuji. From Sekino's award-winning "New Tokaido 53 Stations" series, begun in 1959 and completed 1974. |
Item # |
BG-269 |
Price |
$675 (Sold) |