Tiger and Magpie
Tiger, magpie, and pine tree
A large tiger with striped fur and a long tail curving around the lower half of the picture is seated with its body facing to the right and its head turned to the left. The tiger appears to be looking at two magpies perched in the branches of a pine tree in the top left-hand side of the picture.
Unidentified Korean artist
Victoria and Albert Museum <br /><br />http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22242
1850-1910
Purchased with the help of Museum colleagues in memory of Lisa Bailey (1964-1996), Curator of Korean Art 1994-1996
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017. All Rights Reserved
Black ink and colors on paper
Painting
Museum number: FE.68-1997
Hojak-003
Tiger and Magpie
Tiger, magpie and pine tree
A small tiger with striped fur and a long tail curving around the lower portion of the picture is seated with its body facing to the left and its head towards the right. The tiger appears to be looking at two magpies perched in the branches of a pine tree in the top right-hand side of the picture.
Unidentified Korean artist
Victoria and Albert Museum <br /><br />http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22243/tiger-and-magpie-painting-unknown/
1850-1910
Purchased with the help of Museum colleagues in memory of Lisa Bailey (1964-1996), Curator of Korean Art 1994-1996
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017. All Rights Reserved
Black ink and colors on paper
Painting
Museum number: FE.69-1997
Hojak-002