Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo)
by Paul Binnie
by Paul Binnie
$2,000–$15,000. As part of a celebrated series, this print benefits from strong collector demand. Good landscapes and figures: $5,000–$10,000. 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 Binnie's Famous Views of Japan series (Nihon meisho zu-e), this print depicts Himeji Castle — Japan's most celebrated feudal-era castle — as a full landscape composition with the characteristic bokashi gradation of his landscape work. The castle's layered white towers (which inspired its alternate name, White Heron Castle) rise from their stone foundation against a sky rendered in Binnie's characteristic atmospheric gradation. The Famous Views series brings the shin-hanga landscape tradition into dialogue with Japan's most iconic architectural sites.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo) was created by Paul Binnie.
Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Famous Views of Japan: Himeji Castle (Nihon meisho zu-e: Hemijijo) depicts castles and landscapes.
