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Tiger Family

early 1800s

Kishi Ganku 岸 岸駒

(Japanese, 1749/56–1838)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Image: 164.8 x 362.5 cm (64 7/8 x 142 11/16 in.); Including mounting: 179.4 x 384.8 cm (70 5/8 x 151 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1983.3.2
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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).
A six-panel folding screen depicts an ink and color landscape. On the left, a large tiger with brown and black stripes stands beside a gnarled pine tree, its head turned right. Below, a smaller tiger sits among textured blue and tan rocks. The right half features muted, undulating lines suggesting distant mountains or water. Gold borders frame the composition, which balances detailed foreground textures with a minimalist, hazy background.

Tiger Family

early 1800s

Kishi Ganku

(Japanese, 1749/56–1838)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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