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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Plate with Tiger in Bamboo

Plate with Tiger in Bamboo

c. 1700
Diameter: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); Overall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This plate expresses an effective coupling of physical form and painted ornament. The artist bent the bamboo stalks on the right and the minimal landscape below to fit the contours of the dish. The tiger is drawn in long, fluid brushstrokes and filled with yellow overglaze enamel, conveying the hairy and striped nature of a tiger’s fur.
  • (Harry C. Nail, Jr. [1909-1990], Palo Alto, CA, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
    1960-1964
    Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1964-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).
    Japanese Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.256