Tiger

Muqi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a tiger on a canvas with a title that reads "Tiger by Muqi". The tiger is drawn with dark brown stripes on a lighter brown background. The tiger's body faces the left side of the image and looks forward. Its tail extends towards the right. The tiger's left paw is lifted off the ground. The tiger is standing on a ground with a plant on the bottom left. A branch hangs down from the upper-left corner. The painting is bordered with a blue and gold pattern. A ruler is on the left side of the painting. The background behind the painting is black with a white area on the right side.