Phoenix Dream (Ho-o no yume)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
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.
"Phoenix Dream" (Ho-o no yume) evokes the mythological bird of Japanese and Chinese tradition — the ho-o, a creature of paradise that appears only in times of peace and whose rare sightings are interpreted as omens of great fortune. A dream of the phoenix would carry the same augural quality as a real sighting: a vision of the auspicious, of transformation and renewal. Binnie's print likely renders the legendary bird in the sumptuous plumage of Japanese decorative tradition, the dream quality suggested by soft atmospheric color.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Phoenix Dream (Ho-o no yume) was created by Paul Binnie.
Phoenix Dream (Ho-o no yume) depicts mythology.
