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Brian Shure

Geku
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Maker

Brian Shure (American, b. 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio), (Former RISD Faculty, Printmaking)
Paul Mullowney, printer
Yoshimura Shosaku, mounter

Title

Geku

Year

2000

Medium

  • Spitbite aquatint,
  • drypoint,
  • and burnishing,
  • printed in metallic ink on indigo paper,
  • mounted on a silk scroll

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Spitbite aquatint,
  • drypoint,
  • and burnishing,
  • printed in metallic ink on indigo paper,
  • mounted on a silk scroll

Materials

aquatint, ink, burnishing

Supports

  • hand-dyed indigo gampi paper

Dimensions

Plate: 45.7 x 172.7 cm (18 x 68 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2001.6

Type

  • Prints

Articles

Geku

Exhibition History

Mountain and Water 山水
Selections from Japan and China
May 10, 2025 – Dec 14, 2025
Locally Made
Jul 12, 2013 – Nov 15, 2013

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Brian Shure (American, b. 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio)
Paul Mullowney, printer
Yoshimura Shosaku, mounter
Geku, 2000
Spitbite aquatint, drypoint, and burnishing, printed in metallic ink on indigo paper, mounted on a silk scroll
Plate: 45.7 x 172.7 cm (18 x 68 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2001.6

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