Dragon and Tiger
A six-panel folding screen with a gold-leaf ground shows an ink painting of a striped tiger among dark rocks and swirling foliage. Dense brushwork forms the rocky terrain, while plain gold panels frame the figure and a red seal sits at upper left.
- Artist
- Kishi Ganku
- Date
- dated 1835
- Medium
- Pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1124 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Roger L. Weston and Asian Art Acquisition funds; purchased with funds provided by of George and Roberta Mann, Ann and John P. Grube, Charles Mottier, and Frances and Edward M. Blair Jr.; through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed, Jr.
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