Paul Binnie

Scottish, b. 1967

A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties: Twilight
(Azuma nishiki bijin awase: Tasogare)

signed at the lower left 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, Tasogare, embossed Binnie at the center of the bottom margin, and numbered and signed in pencil, 26/100, Paul Binnie, May 2010

oban tate-e 17 3/4 by 12 1/4 in., 45.1 by 31.1 cm

This print is the sixth design in the artist's ongoing bijin series, A Collection of Eastern Brocade Beauties, which he began in 2005 with the release of the elaborately produced (and completely sold out) Butterfly Bow print that was illustrated on the cover of the 2007 exhibition catalogue, Paul Binnie: A Dialogue with the Past- The First 100 Japanese Prints. The form of this nude was also used for the 2010 print, Kiyonaga's Pipe, from the now completed series, A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo, featuring tattoo designs based on the work of famous ukiyo-e artists.

(inv. no. C-0571)

price: $950