Jun'ichiro Sekino: Mother and Kitten Tuxedo Cats (SOLD)

Artist: Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988)
Title: Mother and Kitten Tuxedo Cats  Date: Showa era, ca. 1960s

A tuxedo kitten curls up cozily against its mother, both of their deep blue eyes wide and their white whiskers standing out against their coats. The background below is grey, and behind them is a tan-colored block that shows the woodgrain of the grey color beneath it. Sekino created a number of charming designs featuring various types of cats posed in creative ways. Sekino was one of the major postwar figures of the sosaku hanga (creative print) movement. He was largely self-taught, but was strongly influenced by the great Kochiro Onchi. He actually grew up near Munakata Shiko in Aomori, and although 11 years apart, they were friends. He began making prints as a child in the fourth grade, and  won his first prize for a woodblock in 1935 at the 4th Nihon Hanga Kyokai.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. 
Dimensions: 27.5 x 42.5  cm
Signed: Signed "Jun. Sekino" in  pencil on watermarked paper. Artist's seal in red, lower right.

SKU: SEK022