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Utagawa Yoshikazu
Tiger and Bamboocirca 1850

Not on view
Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a tiger facing the viewer head-on, with teal-green eyes and black stripes, amid bamboo stalks and leaves
Ink and light color painting on paper of a tiger crouching among bamboo stalks and leaves, with striped markings and a frontal snarling face; vertical columns of East Asian script at upper right; aged and torn edges visible.
Artist or Maker
Utagawa Yoshikazu
Japan, Edo, active 1848-1871
Title
Tiger and Bamboo
Date Made
circa 1850
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock prints; vertical diptych
Dimensions
Image and Sheet: 25 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (64.6 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Accession Number
M.2006.136.323a-b
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art