Wave of Bliss (A/P)
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 wave composition by Mayumi Oda charged with spiritual rather than simply physical energy — the wave as a form of bliss, the ocean's movement as a manifestation of the joy that Buddhist practice promises to those who realize the nature of mind. Oda's ocean and wave compositions draw on the deep currents of Japanese wave iconography (from Hokusai's Great Wave through the Shin-hanga seascape tradition) while transforming them through her feminist Buddhist vision: the wave is not simply a natural phenomenon or a compositional challenge but a form of the sacred feminine's energy, vast, powerful, and ultimately expressions of a joy that nothing can diminish. The A/P designation indicates this is an artist's proof.
More Prints by Mayumi Oda
More Seascapes Prints
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
Wave of Bliss (A/P) was created by Mayumi Oda (小田真由美).
Wave of Bliss (A/P) depicts seascapes.