Soga NichokuanJapanese, 1600
Tiger
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
A tiger looks upon a waterfall as it prowls out of a bamboo grove on this screen, and a dragon dives through clouds on the right. Tiger and dragon are traditional symbols of the balancing forces in the world, yin (the feminine aspect) and yang (the masculine aspect). This painting has a signature and seals, identifying it as a work by Soga Nichokuan, a painter thought to be from Sakai (near Osaka), and known primarily for his representations of hawk-eagles (kumataka).
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1985.134.2
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
![Hawks by a Stream [left of a pair], Soga Nichokuan, mid 17th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/118000/400/50/118454/clark_20151023008104_800.jpg)
![Hawks by a Stream [right of a pair], Soga Nichokuan, mid 17th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/118000/400/50/118453/clark_20151023008102_800.jpg)
