Tiger-teasing Monk

Ju LianDated circa 1874

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

The painter's inscription on this fan has a satirical undertone, which ridiculed hypocrites in the society by portraying wayward monks. The unkempt monk teasing a tiger as if it is a cat demonstrates the unity of eccentricity and divinity.

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Title: Tiger-teasing Monk
Creator: Ju Lian (1828–1904)
Date Created: Dated circa 1874
Provenance: Gift of Mr. Ho Iu-kwong, Mr. Huo Pao-tsai, Mr. Lai Tak and others
Rights: Collection of Art Museum, CUHK
Medium: Colour on silk
Accession number: 1973.0302

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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