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Depiction of a tiger

Asian Art Museum

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Object Details

Artist

Kishi Ganku 岸駒 (1749-1838)

Provenance

To 1992
Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt A. Gitter, New Orleans, LA [1]
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt A. Gitter, New Orleans, LA [2]
Notes:
[1] This was donated by Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt A. Gitter in 1992.
[2] See note 1.
Research Updated on August 26, 2025

Collection

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt Gitter

Credit Line

Gift of Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt Gitter

Date

18th-19th century

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

FSC-PA-195

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Ink on silk

Dimensions

H x W (overall): 190 x 42.1 cm (74 13/16 x 16 9/16 in)

Origin

Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

tiger
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Japan
kakemono
Japanese Art

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a5faeccf-a885-4a68-9e42-39bc20d3e19a

Record ID

fsg_FSC-PA-195

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