by Hou-mei Sung, Curator of East Asian Art

2/1/2022

Korean Tiger Painting, East Asian Art, Tiger and Cubs, Buddhist painting, chinese paintings, Joseon dynasty

As the king of beasts in China, the tiger is also one of the oldest and most meaningful animal subjects in Chinese painting. Here, the unidentified artist portrays a large tigress sitting under an old pine tree.

by Conservation

3/1/2018

conservation, behind the scenes, chinese paintings, Wu Zhongxiong

Our paper conservator has been working with a large donation of 20th century Chinese paintings over the past year.