$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.
A celadon censer — the pale blue-green ceramic associated with Song Dynasty China and prized in Japanese tea ceremony — becomes in Binnie's print both subject and cultural statement. The celadon glaze, achieved through precise reduction firing, shares something with the exactitude of woodblock printing: both arts require meticulous control over conditions to achieve their characteristic beauty. By making the censer his subject, Binnie explores the intersections of craft traditions across East Asian cultures.
Kamakura Daibutsu
1930
Color woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
大仏
Woodblock print
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Celadon Censer was created by Paul Binnie.
Celadon Censer depicts religious and still life.
