岸竹堂筆 虎図屏風|Tiger, Tigress and Cub
1892
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Overall (each): 68 1/8 in. × 14 ft. 2 3/4 in. (173 × 433.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Sachiko and Lawrence Goodman Gift, 2018
Accession Number
2018.283.1, .2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the majestic *Tiger, Tigress and Cub*, a pair of six-panel folding screens painted by Kishi Chikudō in 1892. Rendered in ink and color on silk, these monumental works—each measuring over 14 feet wide—capture a fierce tiger family in dynamic poses, their fur rippling with life against a misty backdrop. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Sachiko and Lawrence Goodman Gift in 2018, they exemplify the grandeur of Japanese screen painting (byōbu), prized for dividing spaces and adorning elite interiors. Created during the Meiji period (1868–1912), a transformative era whe...