Description
In Chinese cosmology, the tiger's roar is said to produce wind. In Chinese paintings, the tiger is often shown with a dragon, who creates rain clouds. Together, they represent the balancing forces of the universe. Chinese presentations of the theme, often in hanging scroll format, provided the basic composition for the pair of screens to which this one belongs.
Provenance
H. Mitsui; C. Satomi; (Howard Hollis and Co., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1959); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1959-present (1959-)
Accession Number
1959.136.2
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 157.3 x 339 cm (61 15/16 x 133 7/16 in.); Framed: 172.3 x 354 cm (67 13/16 x 139 3/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
