44-3/4 x 16-1/4 in. (image) 79 x 21-1/2 in. (overall) 80-5/8 x 23-11/16 x 1-3/4 in. (as installed)
Gift from Alexandra and Jocelyn Bowie, in honor of their father, Theodore R. Bowie
Asian Art (Japanese and Korean)
Henry Pike Bowie [1848-1921]; by descent to his nephew, Theodore R. Bowie, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2014.
虎図
This cropped view of a reclining tiger brings the viewer up very close to the subject. The suggestion of a few long blades of grass in the lower left and the sparse bamboo branches above provide the only hint of a background setting. The realism of the image blends the naturalism of the Maruyama School, which is part of the Kishi heritage, together with Western influence.
Chikudō was from a samurai household. He lived in Kyoto and studied the Kano School method before becoming a star pupil of Kishi Renzan, who adopted him as his son. He specialized in animal paintings and landscapes, and he was especially fond of painting tigers.
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