Paul Binnie

Scottish, b. 1967

A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties: After The Bath
(Azuma nishiki bijin awase: Furo Agari)

a beauty wearing a bold blue and white check yukata sits with her legs tucked beneath her at an angle, the tatami mat and shoji panels in the background are softly rendered in goma-zuri (sesame-seed printing) in contrast to the crisp cotton of the graphic summer kimono and the obi decorated with concentric rings in shades of pink and purple and highlighted with white mica and small gold circles; signed at upper right in kanji, Bin-ni, followed by artist's red seal Binnie, the series title on the upper left margin, Azuma nishiki bijin awase, the print title on the lower left margin, Furo agari, embossed Binnie at the center of the bottom margin, and numbered and signed in pencil, 33/100, Paul Binnie, 2006

dai oban tate-e 17 3/8 by 12 1/8 in., 44 by 30.9 cm

Reference:
Paul Binnie: A Dialogue with the Past - The First 100 Japanese Prints, 2007, p. 134, no. 98
(inv. no. C-1938)

price: $950