Paul Binnie

Scottish, b. 1967

Famous Views of Japan: Sankeien Garden
(Nihon meisho zu-e: Sankeien)

with embossed footprints in the foreground and mica on the edges of the icy pond; signed at lower right, Bin-ni, with artist's seal Binnie, the title at upper left, Sankeien, numbered in pencil on the bottom margin, 59/100, embossed Binnie, and signed Paul Binnie, ca. November 2004 - March 2005

dai oban yoko-e 11 5/8 by 16 1/8 in., 29.6 by 40.8 cm

This fourth design from the Famous Views of Japan series was conceived as a companion to the nocturnal Himeiji Castle, 2004, which is also horizontal.

Reference:
Paul Binnie: A Dialogue with the Past - The First 100 Japanese Prints, 2007, p. 123, no. 86
(inv. no. C-1955)

price: $700