Cleveland Museum of Art
Tiger Family
Kishi GankuLinkedCulture matchlcp-3514a1975179
- Date
- early 1800s
- Medium
- One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 151447
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
By the time this self-taught painter reached his thirties, his paintings were keenly sought after by Kyoto’s sophisticated patrons, including members of the imperial family. Judging from the surviving works, his supporters delighted in the colorful, auspicious imagery of Chinese historical figures, blossoming plum trees, cranes, peacocks, roosters, and especially tigers. Kishi Ganku was originally from the coastal town of Kanazawa, but relocated to Kyoto to work for the Arisugawa family. His work incorporates stylistic elements from the Kano school, the Maruyama school, and works by the Chinese artist Shen Nanping (1682–1760).
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- Credit line
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
- Provenance
- ?–1983: (Fugendo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1983–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. OH
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