Tiger
1866
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions
11.5 × 36.8 cm (4 9/16 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
42658
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The poet and painter Jujoen here created an imitation of a hanging scroll and silk mounting with a depiction of a tiger, all within the vertical format of the print. The inscriptions indicate that it is a New Year’s print from the year of the tiger. Issen not only contributed the image of the tiger, he also wrote one of the poems on this print.
About the Artist
Jujoen · 1827–1906
Jujoen (1827–1906), also known by the signature Issen, was a Japanese poet and painter active during the late Edo and early Meiji periods. Little is known about his early life, which remains not well documented, though he emerged as a versatile artist blending poetry and visual art in the tradition of surimono—deluxe, privately commissioned woodblock prints often produced for poetic circles or New...