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Ganku
【Tiger】

At the time, tigers were generally depicted from the imagination, but it is said that Ganku obtained a tiger skull from a Chinese merchant and covered it with tiger skin before sketching.
Number
D22-017
Title
Tiger
Artist
Ganku
Detail
Materials : ink, colour and gold on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 75.5 × H 139.5 cm (Image) ・ W 90.5 × H 203.5 cm (Mount)
Artist History
Ganku (1749/1756?-1838) was a painter from the late Edo period. The founder of the Kishi school. He studied and combined many styles of painting, including the Kano, Shen Nanpin, and Maruyama schools. He created wall paintings for the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kanazawa Castle, and received many requests from feudal lords around the country. He was particularly skilled at painting tigers.
Price
1,500,000yen

Ganku
【Tiger】

At the time, tigers were generally depicted from the imagination, but it is said that Ganku obtained a tiger skull from a Chinese merchant and covered it with tiger skin before sketching.
Number
D22-017
Title
Tiger
Artist
Ganku
Detail
Materials : ink, colour and gold on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 75.5 × H 139.5 cm (Image) ・ W 90.5 × H 203.5 cm (Mount)
Artist History
Ganku (1749/1756?-1838) was a painter from the late Edo period. The founder of the Kishi school. He studied and combined many styles of painting, including the Kano, Shen Nanpin, and Maruyama schools. He created wall paintings for the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kanazawa Castle, and received many requests from feudal lords around the country. He was particularly skilled at painting tigers.
Price
1,500,000yen

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