Year of the Tiger: Looking at Tigers in Japanese, Chinese and Korean Art
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Embroidered Insignia Patch, Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room T2
January 2, 2010 (Sat) - January 31, 2010 (Sun)>> detailed information
Introduces depictions of tigers in art from Japan and China and Korea.
Current exhibit includes
Tiger, By Maruyama Okyo, Edo period, 18th century
Tiger-shaped Pillow, Transparent glaze with a bird painted in iron black on the white slipped body, Cizhou ware, Jin - Yuan dynasty, 12th - 13th century (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)