Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Live Wild Tiger (Konjaku miken, Ikimono mōko no shinzu)

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese

sixth month 1860

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「今昔未見　生物猛虎之真図」
Title: Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Live Wild Tiger (Konjaku miken, Ikimono mōko no shinzu)
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 (Japanese, 1831–1889)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: sixth month 1860
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 14 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (36.5 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.262
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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