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.
Kanzeon (Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion) riding or accompanied by a dolphin — one of Mayumi Oda's most characteristic subjects, the Buddhist deity of mercy united with the intelligent marine mammal that has become an emblem of ecological sensitivity and the interconnection of human and animal life. Oda's Kanzeon figures are distinguished from traditional iconographic treatments by their explicitly feminine character and their physical exuberance: rather than the serene, asexual dignity of classical Buddhist sculpture, her Kanzeon is a vital, embodied, thoroughly female divinity whose compassion is expressed through the joy and energy of her physical form. The Artist's Proof (AP) designation indicates a small number of prints made outside the main edition.
Kamakura Daibutsu
1930
Color woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
大仏
Woodblock print
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Kanzeon and Dolphin (AP) was created by Mayumi Oda (小田真由美).
Kanzeon and Dolphin (AP) depicts religious, seascapes, and animals.
