Public domain
Tiger
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bairei made this early work when he was a 21 or 22-year-old art student in Kyoto. Here he shows himself to be a capable pupil. Portrayed with careful, controlled lines, the tiger has become a slightly comical figure, as is more often the case in Japanese painting.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTiger. 1866. Kôno Bairei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
