Tiger Family

Kishi Ganku

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a tiger family in a landscape. A large tiger and two smaller tigers are shown. The large tiger is brown with black stripes and white markings on its face and chest, facing forward. One small tiger is under the large tiger and the other small tiger is on a tree branch to the right. The background features a rocky cliff on the left and a tree on the right. The painting is done in a traditional Japanese style, with bold brushstrokes and muted colors, including shades of brown, gray, and green. The artwork is a folding screen with six panels. A gold border surrounds the painting. The artist's signature appears vertically on the right.