The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Walking Tiger

206 BCE–220 CE

China, Han dynasty

(202 BCE–220 CE) to Six Dynasties (265–587 CE)
silver
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.233
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The walking tiger was cast in six sections—the head and torso, the four legs, and the tail—and then were soldered together.
  • ?–1944
    Clayton R. Mishler, Dearborn, MI, to Severance and Greta Millikin
    1944–1964
    Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1964–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Chinese Art Society of America, New York (February-March 1961): “Arts of the Han Dynasty”
  • {{cite web|title=Walking Tiger|url=false|author=|year=206 BCE–220 CE|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.233