id:			151448
accession number:	1983.3.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.3.2
updated:		2023-08-23 22:48:21.574000

Tiger Family, early 1800s. Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper; image: 164.8 x 362.5 cm (64 7/8 x 142 11/16 in.); including mounting: 179.4 x 384.8 cm (70 5/8 x 151 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1983.3.2

title:				Tiger Family
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creation date:			early 1800s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1838
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
technique:	One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Folding screen
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 164.8 x 362.5 cm (64 7/8 x 142 11/16 in.); Including mounting: 179.4 x 384.8 cm (70 5/8 x 151 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1983
	opening date:   1984-02-22T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1983</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).

	title:		Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
	opening date:   1984-08-01T04:00:00
	<i>Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 1-October 14, 1984).

	title:		Unfolding Beauty:  Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2001-07-15T00:00:00
	<i>Unfolding Beauty:  Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 16, 2001).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018
	opening date:   2017-07-15T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2017-January 2018</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 15, 2017-January 2, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
By the time this self-taught painter reached his thirties, his paintings were keenly sought after by Kyoto’s sophisticated patrons, including members of the imperial family. Judging from the surviving works, his supporters delighted in the colorful, auspicious imagery of Chinese historical figures, blossoming plum trees, cranes, peacocks, roosters, and especially tigers. Kishi Ganku was originally from the coastal town of Kanazawa, but relocated to Kyoto to work for the Arisugawa family. His work incorporates stylistic elements from the Kano school, the Maruyama school, and works by the Chinese artist Shen Nanping (1682–1760).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cunningham, Michael R. <em>Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 66-67. Cat. no. 30
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	Koyama-Richard, Brigitte. <em>Animaux Dans La Peinture Japonaise</em>. Lyon: Nouvelles éditions Scala, 2020.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 296–297
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.3.2/1983.3.2_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.3.2/1983.3.2_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.3.2/1983.3.2_full.tif