An early depiction of a tiger from 1860, produced when Kyosai was still in his late twenties but already demonstrating his extraordinary gift for rendering powerful animals. Japanese artists of this period worked from indirect sources — skins, stuffed specimens, Chinese paintings — since live tigers were rarely if ever seen in Japan, which gives the best tiger images of the era a fascinating quality: anatomically improbable by Western naturalist standards, yet alive with mythological force. Kyosai's tiger conveys the animal's essence rather than its literal appearance.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
A picture of a tiger, 1860 was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
A picture of a tiger, 1860 depicts animals.