Koh Sekiguchi - 里山の秋 (Satoyama in Autumn)

Koh Sekiguchi’s 1982 silkscreen captures the joys of rural childhood in a traditional satoyama setting - thatched farmhouses, forested hills, and children playing beneath swirling autumn leaves. A white dog bounds ahead as susuki grasses fill the foreground. 🍂🏡

• Year & Edition: 1982 · Ed. 148/250 (signed & editioned in pencil).
  
• Medium: Silkscreen.
  
• Dimensions: Sheet H: 40.00 cm × W: 40.00 cm; Image H: 32.00 cm × W: 32.50 cm.
  
• Condition: Excellent image; bright, clean colours. Slight foxing to margin/verso.
  
• Notes: A beautiful rendering of Japan’s satoyama - the interface between village and mountain forest, where generations have lived in balance with nature. Sekiguchi’s joyful composition highlights the artist’s enduring focus on warabe (童, children), & everyday rural scenes.
  
  

About the Artist

Koh Sekiguchi (1937-2018) was a key figure in the postwar revival of kirie (切り絵), the traditional Japanese art of paper-cutting. A co-founder of the Japan Kirie Association, he focused on themes of childhood, rural life, and maternal warmth, creating quietly expressive works with lasting emotional resonance. In 2010, the 関口コオきり絵美術館 museum opened in Takasaki City to preserve and present Sekiguchi's work. [ ← View All Works by Koh Sekiguchi]