Tamaoki Raiseki
【The tiger watches vigilantly for a chance】
Title
The tiger watches vigilantly for a chance
Detail
Materials : ink, colour and gold on silk
wooden boxed (signed by painter)
Size : W 51 × H 137 cm (Image) ・ W 65 × H206.5 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1932 at the age of 34.
Artist History
Tamaoki Raiseki (1899-1978) was a Japanese painter. He was born in Gifu Prefecture. He studied under Ohashi Suiseki and specialized in tigers. In 1942, he founded the Kosai-kai group. He later founded "the Japan Animal Painting Association". He served as its president and devoted himself to the development of animal painting.