Tiger
| Title | Tiger |
|---|---|
| Artist | Soga Nichokuan (Japanese) |
| Date | early to mid-1600s 17th century |
| Medium | six-panel folding screen; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Tiger, early to mid-1600s. Attributed to Soga Nichokuan (Japanese). Six-panel folding screen; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper; painting only: 158.1 x 304.8 cm (62 1/4 x 120 in.); including mounting: 173.4 x 377.2 cm (68 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.134.2 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Tiger” is a work by Soga Nichokuan (Japanese), dated early to mid-1600s. It is executed in six-panel folding screen; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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