A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Yoshitoshi's Ghosts (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Yoshitoshi no Bakemono)
by Paul Binnie
by Paul Binnie
$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: As a living artist continuing the shin-hanga tradition, Binnie's prints are investment-quality. Limited editions and larger formats are most valued.
From the Hundred Shades of Ink series, this print homages Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), the last great master of [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e), known for his intensely psychological and often violent ghost and supernatural imagery. Yoshitoshi's ghosts were not merely decorative but genuinely disturbing — expressions of Meiji-era anxiety about the rapid transformation of Japanese society. Binnie's aizuri-e version translates the supernatural dread of a Yoshitoshi ghost into cool blue ink, the monochrome intensifying the eerie atmosphere.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Yoshitoshi's Ghosts (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Yoshitoshi no Bakemono) was created by Paul Binnie.
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Yoshitoshi's Ghosts (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Yoshitoshi no Bakemono) depicts figures, mythology, and night scenes, set at Tokyo.
