Sandi Fellman (*1952)
»Benten with Fan«, Japan, Tokyo, 1984
„Benten (Sanskrit Sarasvati) is the maiden deity of water and music and the only woman among the Seven Gods of Luck and Fortune. She represents the gentle arts of music, painting, literature, and soft speech. She is always pictured with a sea serpent and here is shown with her Chinese fan of yak leather. This masterpiece is signed Horiyoshi III (upper left-hand corner).“
PolaColor 20x24, print date: Vintage / Unique
Image dimensions ca. 61 x 51 cm (61 x 51 inch)
Object dimensions ca. 81 x 56 cm (81 x 56 inch)
Mounting, Framing Mounted in black metal frame c. 90 x 70 cm
Annotations
Signed and dated in the lower margin, numbered "1 of 1 SLF 1068" and former Polaroid Coll. no. »84:682:98« on the reverse
Literature
Sandi Fellman, D.M. Thomas, The Japanese Tattoo, New York 1986, p. 64.
Prints / Farbfotografie /
