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Sketches of Birds and Animals

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal rectangular painting on beige paper with brown border. A tiger with black and orange stripes faces left, front left leg extended. Black and gray brush strokes behind tiger. Bamboo-like plant on left. Red seal left of plant. Small animal, possibly a dog, on right edge. Black Japanese text on left.

Artwork Details

Date
late 19th century, before 1870
Medium
Handscroll; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 199 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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