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Japanese woodblock print of a boy aiming a bow at a painted tiger on a screen, with two children playing beside him and bamboo behind.

Tiger, from the series "Fashionable Children with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu kodomo juni shi)"

A color woodblock print showing a young boy drawing a bow toward a large painted tiger on a folding screen, while two small children play nearby with a ball and toys. Bamboo, a low wall, and a green ground frame the scene in soft pastel tones.

Artist
Isoda Koryusai
Date
c. 1773
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2277 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1778).
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, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Tigre, de la serie Niños a la moda con los doce signos del zodiaco

Grabado japonés en color que muestra a un niño tensando un arco hacia un gran tigre pintado en un biombo, mientras dos niños pequeños juegan cerca con una pelota y juguetes. Bambú, una pared baja y un suelo verde enmarcan la escena en tonos pastel suaves.

Português: Tigre, da série Crianças elegantes com os doze signos do zodíaco

Gravura japonesa em cores que mostra um menino puxando um arco em direção a um grande tigre pintado em um biombo, enquanto duas crianças pequenas brincam por perto com uma bola e brinquedos. Bambu, um muro baixo e um chão verde emolduram a cena em tons pastel suaves.

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