Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii)
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 the Famous Views of Japan series, the torii gate at Miyajima — standing in the tidal shallows of Hiroshima Bay, one of Japan's three most celebrated views — appears here in the atmospheric light of Binnie's [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) landscape treatment. At high tide the great orange torii appears to float on the water; at low tide one can walk to its base. Binnie's [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations capture the quality of light and atmosphere around this most iconic of Japan's sacred gates.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) was created by Paul Binnie.
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and torii gates, set at Miyajima.
