Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988, Japanese)
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Description
The Puppet Manipulator Bungoro in the Greenroom, 1956
Color woodblock on paper under glass
Edition: 13/50; Signed in white ink and with red chopmark in the image at lower left: Jun. Sekino; signed again, dated, numbered and inscribed in pencil in the lower margin: Junichiro Sekino/ IIme etat; titled by repute
Image: 29" H x 18.375" W; Sight: 30" H x 19" W
Notes: Variants of this printmaker's name include: Sekino Jun'ichiro, Sekino Junichiro, and Jun-ichiro Sekino.
Yoshida Bungoro IV (1869-1962) was a renowned Japanese puppeteer. In 1955, he was officially recognized as a "Living National Treasure." The pencil inscription is an abbreviated form of the French words "douzieme etat" (second state).
Color woodblock on paper under glass
Edition: 13/50; Signed in white ink and with red chopmark in the image at lower left: Jun. Sekino; signed again, dated, numbered and inscribed in pencil in the lower margin: Junichiro Sekino/ IIme etat; titled by repute
Image: 29" H x 18.375" W; Sight: 30" H x 19" W
Notes: Variants of this printmaker's name include: Sekino Jun'ichiro, Sekino Junichiro, and Jun-ichiro Sekino.
Yoshida Bungoro IV (1869-1962) was a renowned Japanese puppeteer. In 1955, he was officially recognized as a "Living National Treasure." The pencil inscription is an abbreviated form of the French words "douzieme etat" (second state).
Condition
Good condition. The paper appears to be slightly toned. Not examined out of the frame.
Frame: 39" H x 27.75" W x 1" D
Frame: 39" H x 27.75" W x 1" D
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Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988, Japanese)
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