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Kobayashi Kiyochika
Tiger and Lightninglate 19th century

Not on view
Woodblock print of a roaring tiger with open mouth and green eyes, body crouched, rendered in brown and amber tones against a mottled gold-gray background, with black East Asian script and red seals at left

Kobayashi Kiyochika, Tiger and Lightning, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl Holmes, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Japan, 1847-1915
Title
Tiger and Lightning
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/4 × 15 9/16 in. (26.04 × 39.53 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 9/16 in. (26.04 × 39.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Holmes
Accession Number
M.71.100.54
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art