Sekino Jun'ichiro (1914-1988) | A woodblock print with preliminary sketch to the reverse and a painted draft for the print with a woodblock print of deer and fawns to the reverse | Showa period, 20th century

Sekino Jun'ichiro (1914-1988)

A woodblock print with preliminary sketch to the reverse and a painted draft for the print with a woodblock print of deer and fawns to the reverse

Showa period, 20^th century

a woodblock print, sealed Jun, depicting a bucolic scene of two female figures, a coastal village and farmlands, the reverse with a preliminary sketch for the block carver, circa 1950; accompanied by a hand-coloured preparatory painting for the woodblock print design in graphite and crayon on paper, including various annotations as to colours and the title, the reverse woodblock-printed with a group of deer and their young

81 x 57.5 cm., 31⅞ x 22⅝ in. (the woodblock print)

90 x 60.8 cm., 35½ x 24 in. (the colour draft)