Futonji (bedding cover) with tigers
Dateearly 20th century
Maker
Japanese
Label Text2010 is the Year of the Tiger, seen here in a cover that positions this animal in a cage of crisscrossing stripes. Tigers are known in Japan for their courage, sensitivity, stubbornness and hot temper. Not often actually seen, their forms were frequently reduced to large eyes and striped bodies. Here the tiger is roaming across a landscape of bamboo.
Object number2001.456
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Order and Border", February 26, 2010 - August 28, 2011
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rabbit, Cat and Horse; Endearing Creatures in Japanese Art", December 21, 2002 - March 16, 2003Credit LineGift of the Christensen Fund
Dimensions66 3/4 x 52 1/8 in. (169.55 x 132.4 cm)
MediumCotton cloth with indigo dye (kasuri) and double ikat
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