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.
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.
Provenance
Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1998–)
Accession Number
1998.292
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
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.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Leighton R. and Rosemarie Longhi
