Howling Wolf in a Deep Mountain Valley
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
188 × 61 cm · painting only: 118.7 × 41.9 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1989.474
Tags
maleAsian (from 1900 to present)
About this artwork
A wolf howls beneath the tall pines in a misty landscape. The painter was born in the bustling city of Osaka in the Kansai region. He studied with Mori Jihō (1818–1891) and admired the Maruyama school of painters. He was especially gifted at depicting deer, monkeys, tigers, weasels, and other animals.