The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Tigers and Leopard Frolicking
1700s
(1392–1910)
Painting only: 91.4 x 163.8 cm (36 x 64 1/2 in.); Overall: 208.3 x 193.4 cm (82 x 76 1/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Korean artists during the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) often described leopards as baby tigers, explaining why in this painting tigers and leopards are shown together as a family.Description
This monochrome composition depicts a tiger and her young playing at stalking one another in a stand of pine. Tigers, considered messengers of mountain spirits, and are often paired with leopards, mistakenly thought to be baby tigers.The signature written at the upper left of the painting reads "The mountain recluse of Honam," possibly referring to a painter from Jeolla province in Korea.
- ?–1998Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1998–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Yi, Tae-ho. 500nyeonman ui gwihyang: ilboneseo doraon joseon geurim [500년만의 귀향: 일본에서 돌아온 조선 그림]. Seoul: Hakgojae Gallery, 2010.Tigers in East Asian Art [동 아시아 의 호랑이 미술 ]. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2018.
- Korean Gallery Rotation (Gallery 235). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 21, 2014-July 20, 2015).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1998.292