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Tiger in a Cage

Ichiryūsai Yoshitoyo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large tiger with black spots on a yellow background and a white chest and belly stands on a green floor with one back leg raised. The tiger looks to its left at a bird with green tail feathers and yellow and white body feathers. The bird appears to be flying down towards the tiger. A dead bird lies on the ground in front of the tiger. The background includes grey hexagonal tiles on a black background with red vertical columns behind. A beige rectangle with a blue border contains black text on the top right. A red rectangle with black text stands on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
7th month, 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
433 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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