Tigress and Cubs / Konoshima Ôkoku
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.6
- Title
- Tigress and Cubs
- Artist
- Konoshima Ôkoku
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1877-1938
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Japanese-style
- Inscription
- Signature and seal of artist.
- Dimensions
- 158.8 cm x 71.3 cm (62 1/2 in. x 28 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Physical Description
- Two cubs lay beneath their mother, whose back is to the viewer, yet curves her head around to face outwards. Her eyes are golden, and look out towards the viewer. One cub looks up at its mother with closed eyes. The mother's white whiskers stand out against the otherwise warm, golden tones of the painting.
- Subject Matter
- Two cubs lay beneath their mother, whose back is to the viewer, yet curves her head around to face outwards. Her eyes are golden, and look out towards the viewer as if the send a threatening message to stay away. One cub looks up at its mother with closed eyes, perhaps hungry. The mother's white whiskers stand out against the otherwise warm, golden tones of the painting.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- mammals
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 819 x 1477
- File Size
- 161 KB
- Record
- 1989/2.6
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1989-sl-2.6/1989_2.6.jpg
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"Tigress and Cubs; Konoshima Ôkoku." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1989-sl-2.6/1989_2.6.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
