Tiger in Wind
After Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795) · 1800s · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The seals appended to the inscription on this painting suggest that the text was brushed by Yūjō (1723–1773), an imperial prince who became a Buddhist monk and was abbot of Enman'in at Miidera. The line is from a poem attributed to a Yuan dynasty poet, Yu Ruyu (dates unknown), and describes the sound of a fierce wind lashing the ground. Wind is associated with the roar of the tiger. Yūjō was Maruyama Ōkyo's most important patron as a young artist, and this painting has a signature asserting that Ōkyo created it in 1772, the year before Yūjō's death. While Yūjō produced a preface for a now famous set of handscrolls he commissioned Ōkyo to paint, and a number of Ōkyo's compositions for Enman'in survive, this work would appear to be one imagining their relationship, as opposed to a genuine piece.
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Details
- Maker
- After Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)
- Date
- 1800s
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting: 134.6 x 58 cm (53 x 22 13/16 in.); Mounted: 194 x 73 cm (76 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Sundry Purchase Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
Shown in
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- Suibokuga: Japanese Ink PaintingOct 1, 1985 – Feb 24, 1986
- A Cleveland BestiaryOct 15, 1981 – Dec 16, 1981