Warrior and Tiger (from "Tales of Ise")

David Bull, artist

born 1951

Yashima Gakutei, artist

1786–1868

Warrior and Tiger (from "Tales of Ise"), 2000

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: metal dust; color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 210 x 182 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 210 x 182 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 1/4 x 7 3/16 in

Credit line: Presented by D. Bull

Accession number: 2000.0065.07

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Exhibition Label: "Inspired by Japan," Mar-2003, Cori Sherman David Bull has been studying the world of Japanese woodblock prints for more than twenty years. His recent albums of prints are stunning demonstrations of technical virtuosity. In these albums, Bull faithfully copies prints by historical masters, carving and printing them with great fidelity to traditional Japanese techniques and materials. The print displayed here is from Bull’s second portfolio of Surimono prints. Surimono are privately commissioned prints that were often used for announcements or gifts. The historical example used by Bull as his model, Yashima Gakutei’s Muneyuki’s soldier slays a tiger is also displayed here (in fact, Bull worked specifically from the Spencer’s impression of Gakutei’s woodcut). To make this print, Bull carved fifteen blocks of cherry wood to print all the different colors and textures.