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Collections

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Watōnai Capturing a Tigercirca 1830s

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of an armored samurai warrior battling a black-and-white striped tiger on rocky ground, with bamboo and blue sky behind

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Watōnai Capturing a Tiger, circa 1830s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Title
Watōnai Capturing a Tiger
Date Made
circa 1830s
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 14 7/16 × 10 in. (36.67 × 25.4 cm) Sheet: 14 7/16 × 10 in. (36.67 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.223
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art