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Dragon and Tiger

Kishi Ganku · dated 1835

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Artist

Kishi Ganku
Japanese, 1749-1838

Date

dated 1835

Type

Painting

Medium

Pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper

Size

Each pair: 168.9 × 365.8 cm (66 1/2 × 144 in.)

Place

Japan

Period

19th century

Main colour

Yellow · lightness 59, colourfulness 36

Art Institute of Chicago, Roger L. Weston and Asian Art Acquisition funds; purchased with funds provided by of George and Roberta Mann, Ann and John P. Grube, Charles Mottier, and Frances and Edward M. Blair Jr.; through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed, Jr.. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules