BINNIE -- "Sankeien Gardens, Yokohama"

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Artist Paul Binnie (1967-present)
Title "Sankeien Gardens, Yokohama"
("Sankeien")
Date March 2005
Limited Edition #11/100, pencil-signed.
Series "Famous Views of Japan"
("Nihon Meisho Zu-e")
Publisher Self-carved/self-printed.
Seal, Carver/Printer (Paul Binnie)
Image Size 10 1/4 x 14 3/4 ("dai-oban")
Impression Very Fine. Wonderful "bokashi" (gradation of colors) shading; "gofun" white pigment over-printed as snow; silver "mica" as ice on lake; "gauffrage" (embossed) foot-prints in foreground snow; embossed "Binnie" in the lower margin; and highly detailed carving.
Condition Pristine.
Reference/Illus John Fiorillo's website.
Comments A peaceful winter scene of Sankeien Gardens in Yokohama. See John Fiorillo's webpage on "Paul Binnie" to learn more about this talented Japanese-trained woodblock artist/printmaker.
Item # Available by Order, Inquire;
(PB-78 Reserved/BS).
Price $600 (Reg $630)