$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.
"Tears" (Namida) is among the most emotionally direct titles in Binnie's catalog — a single word that announces a subject usually treated with more circumlocution in [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga). Tears in a female face are a classic subject of emotional intensity in the genre, and Binnie's version engages with this directness without sentimentality: the print's visual vocabulary of precise woodblock color and form holds the emotion within the controlled space of the image, the feeling genuine but formally contained.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tears (Namida) was created by Paul Binnie.
Tears (Namida) depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.
