Tiger
1755
18th Century
129.7 cm. x 71 cm. (51 1/8 in. x 28 in.)
Ito Jakuchu,
Japanese,
(1715–1800)
Object Type:
Scroll
Creation Place:
Asia, Japanese, Honshu
Medium and Support:
Color on Silk
Accession Number:
003.65.MI.X
Jakuchu's own inscription reads, "When it comes to painting material phenomena, I cannot paint it but from truth. Because there are no ferocious tigers in Japan, I have imitated Mao Yi and copied his work."