Tiger and Bamboo
Edo ・18th
A tiger sits amongst bamboo stalks in a monochrome ink wash painting. The tiger's eyes are closed, and its body is curled slightly. A tiger sits amongst bamboo stalks in a monochrome ink wash painting. The tiger's eyes are closed, and its body is curled slightly. The flowers-and-birds paintings and flowering plants paintings of Ogata Korin often display a standard or formal approach, but there also exist many examples of his work that show his humorous friendliness. Two examples are Yuima-zu (Vimalakirti) and this work. A tiger sits cozily in front of a bamboo grove, glancing off to one side, like a mischievous boy. Kano Sanraku used similar motifs in his work Dragon and Tiger, but unlike Sanraku's Chinese-influenced confrontation between two strong powers, Kori
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