Tiger and Magpie
Title
Tiger and Magpie
Subject
Tiger, magpie and pine tree
Date
1850-1910
Creator
Unidentified Korean artist
Format
Black ink and colors on paper
Type
Painting
Description
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.
Publisher
Victoria and Albert Museum
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22243/tiger-and-magpie-painting-unknown/
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22243/tiger-and-magpie-painting-unknown/
Contributor
Purchased with the help of Museum colleagues in memory of Lisa Bailey (1964-1996), Curator of Korean Art 1994-1996
Rights
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017. All Rights Reserved
Identifier
Museum number: FE.69-1997
Hojak-002
Hojak-002
Period
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)
Culture
Korean
Geographic Origin
Korea
Medium
Black ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
Height: 124.8 cm with mount, Width: 62.5 cm with mount, Depth: 1.5 cm with mount, Height: 99.5 cm without mount, Width: 50 cm without mount
Files
Collection
Citation
Unidentified Korean artist, “Tiger and Magpie,” The Museum of Korean Folk Art , accessed March 29, 2024, https://mokfa.omeka.net/items/show/5.