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A Sage with Tiger

Kano Tan’yū

Cleveland Museum of Art

A vertical hanging scroll painting depicting an old man and a tiger. The old man is standing on the center-left, wearing a long robe. He is bald with a long white beard. The old man is holding a staff in his right hand. The tiger is behind the old man on the left, its head looking down and to the left. The tiger has black spots with a white and black striped tail. The background of the painting is a light brown color. There are several lines of Asian text on the bottom-right. The border of the painting has a thin brown design along the left and right edges.

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359 × 900 px
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