

“The Tiger of Ryōkoku,” from the series True Scenes by Hirokage
Woodblock print of a large tiger's head emerging from the right side with its mouth around a rooster. The tiger has a beige base color with rounded black spots and a gray snout. The rooster has a red comb and wattles, with yellow, green, and red feathers. The background is dark brown to black, with a cream-colored border and a small beige rectangle in the top left corner containing Japanese text. A red rectangle with Japanese text is in the bottom left corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 8th month, 1860
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 432 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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