Standing Screen (Tsuitate) of a Tiger

Artist:Kawanabe Kyosai

Medium: Color woodblock print on paper

Geograhical Locations:

• Japan

Dates:1878

Dimensions: 9 x 11 5/16 in. (22.9 x 28.7 cm)

Collections:

• Asian Art

Exhibitions:

• Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770–1900

Accession Number: 2007.32.20

Image: 2007.32.20_PS20.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Surimono (privately published)-quality print in horizontal format. Table-top still life depicting scholar's objects and a flowering branch in front of a standing screen (tsuitate) depicting a tiger. The artist's signature and seal appear on the screen as if they are the screen's signature and seal and serve as a reminder that the artist is a specialist in animal subjects. Condition: Stable

Brooklyn Museum