# Tiger on a rock

- By: Tanaka Gekkō
- Date: 1913
- Medium: paper, lacquer (coating), gold (metal), ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 157 cm x width 57.5 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Belport Familienstiftung
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-RAK-1994-1--01cc352a54a0052689e9ba059fbb3691)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/e97ce11b0a087a65c6deb55c58fe8115.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A tiger on a rocky outcrop. Japan, 1913. Signed Gekkō; Tanaka Gekkō (1892-?). Ink, colours, lacquer and gold on paper. Here Gekkō depicted a tiger roaring from a rocky promontory. The tail can be seen just under the rock. The tiger is depicted in careful detail, with a delicate brush. The rock is painted loosely, withbroad strokes. Acquired with the support of the Belport Family Foundation.