Tigress with Two Cubs c. 17th century
anonymous
minneapolisinstituteofart
ink-on-paper, hanging-scroll
pencil drawn
amateur sketch
toned paper
light pencil work
pencil sketch
charcoal drawing
ink-on-paper
charcoal art
hanging-scroll
pencil drawing
underpainting
watercolor
This anonymous 17th century ink and color painting, "Tigress with Two Cubs," depicts a mother tiger and her two cubs in a rocky landscape. The large tigress sits in the center of the composition, while her cubs play and rest in the foreground. The artist's use of ink and color creates a sense of depth and realism, drawing the viewer's eye into the scene and emphasizing the majestic qualities of the tigers. The painting is a striking example of Chinese animal painting, known for its meticulous detail and evocative imagery.
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On a rocky cliffside near the base of an old tree, two tiger cubs play under the watchful eye of their mother. Tigers were a favorite subject for East Asian painters, and Korean paintings of tigers were highly influential in Japan, where painters took Korean examples as their models, especially during and after the 1600s. In fact, this painting itself has a long history in Japan. It has been handed down with a document written in 1863 attributing the painting to Tenshō Shūbun (active c. 1403–50), a highly celebrated medieval Japanese painter to whom many ink paintings in Japan were traditionally attributed. More likely, however, it was created by a Korean artist working in the 1600s before finding its way to Japan, where it remained until recently.
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