JUNICHIRO SEKINO 3 original woodblock prints "The Nude and the Actress" Signed

Description: JUNICHIRO SEKINO 3 original woodblock prints "Rahu to Joyu / The Nude and the Actress" Signed w/numberinglimited 180 copies, private printing 1984 DescriptionVery good condition.It contains 1 original woodblock print, 1 Takuzuri Rubbing printing, 1 copperplate print by Junichiro Sekino.The cover was also printed by woodblock.Text in JapaneseSize : 22x16cm-------Quote form the description of the wood-block print in this work below-------Foreword“Rahu to joyu/the nude and the actress” is my autobiographical nonfiction book from the same period as my previous work “Hotaru no toh, Takei Takeo sho-den/the tower of fireflies, the abstract from the works of Takeo Takei.” I like writing as well as printing. I might have been a writer if I kept a close relationship with Yojiro Ishizaka and Osamu Dazai *authors who came from my same area. In later years, I became close to Daigaku Horiguchi and Ton Satomi *poet and author. It is all because I like literature. The pile of my diaries I have kept for 70 years reaches almost my height. These diaries vary different types, which are five foreign travel diaries (originally letters, later bounded the book by Masakatsu Naito by Seienso, private publisher), picture diaries (commercial ledgers imitating the picture diary of Mr. Takei, self-made), diaries in my junior high school, diaries published by Aoi Shobo, three-year-diary, and handbook type diary.As getting old, I hardly read them back but my childish diaries help to become a source book for my private books. For example, in my previous works, “Tenmoku-sanso *legendary book collector,” “Gaiyu-dobutsu tan/stories about animals in foreign travel,” “Taisho no shonen/a boy in Taisho era,” “Hotaru no toh/the tower of fireflies,” and “Biography of Taninaka Yasunori *printmaker.” In my subsequent works to be published, “Hyena no Ena-koh/Ena-kho the Hyena--a story about pet dog,” and “Popula to kosha/Poplars and schoolhouse--in my junior high school days.” These private books reside on my old diaries.However, no one will buy my books originated from my old diaries. It is wood-block print accompanying the books that I make an effort. The cover picture expresses my atelier at present with engraved ten wood-block plates. Printing required 20 wood-block plates.Nude on Konshi Kondei: Getting a hint from the Konshi Kondei kyo *glorious written Sutra that appears in the print by Yoshiro Nagase owned by Katsusaburo Hasegawa. I used gold and vermilion colors on indigo paper.Nude by Kantaku technique: I adopted dry rubbing technique with bell ink, not adopting wet rubbing technique. I used special Chinese paper found in the knick-knack shop at the village where Mao Zedong was born.Nude by etching technique: Recently I find some attraction for etching I was devoted to in my twenties. In today’s Japan, the technique of copperplate prints is fully developed, but I think it’s time to return to the beginning. I chose the technique, which shows printmaker’s skills, of painting directly on the plate with a needle. Nude model is the one who acted as a model in the evening session of the painting institute.Nude in photograph: My wood-block print “The Birth of Venus” exhibited in the 52th print exhibition in this spring. It was a big work as wood-block print measuring 55cm in height and 60cm in width. For the age of 70 years old, it was a hard work with engraved ten wood-block plates. However, I think I can handle it with my long-time-trained skills. Well, I am curious how long I can keep it up for.ShippingDHL, Fedex or Japan POST : About 1-2 weeks to arriveShipping from Japan with Tracking Number and Insurance.We usually ship out your order within 1 working day after receiving your payment.International Buyers - Please Note:Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.Thank you for your understanding.

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