Golden Sea Diptych
by Mayumi Oda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- robynbuntin
Typical Price
Key value factors: For living or recently deceased artists, limited edition size and gallery representation drive value. Signed and numbered prints from smaller editions are most desirable.
- Common examples: $100–$400
- Good impressions: $400–$1,500
- Premium/scarce: $1,500–$5,000
Description
A diptych depicting a golden sea — the ocean at that specific hour when low-angle sunlight transforms the water's surface into a field of molten gold, the most dramatic chromatic transformation that natural light regularly produces. Mayumi Oda's golden sea composition brings her characteristic palette of vivid, saturated color to a subject that demands exactly the chromatic intensity her woodblock technique can provide. The gold of the enlightened Buddha, the gold of the Western paradise, the gold of the sunset sea: in Oda's iconographic universe these are connected, the physical phenomenon of light on water being both itself and a symbol of the luminous nature of awakened mind.
More Prints by Mayumi Oda
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Child of the Sea
1940
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
Golden Sea Diptych was created by Mayumi Oda (小田真由美).
Golden Sea Diptych depicts seascapes.