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Dragon and Tiger

Kishi Ganku, dated 1835

3.66 m × 2.44 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.2 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.44 m
Width: 3.66 m
Medium: Pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper
Kind: Painting
Made in: Japan
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Each pair: 168.9 × 365.8 cm (66 1/2 × 144 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 3.66 m × 1.69 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Roger L. Weston and Asian Art Acquisition funds; purchased with funds provided by of George and Roberta Mann, Ann and John P. Grube, Charles Mottier, and Frances and Edward M. Blair Jr.; through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed, Jr.

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 3.66 m × 2.44 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made dated 1835. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Roger L. Weston and Asian Art Acquisition funds; purchased with funds provided by of George and Roberta Mann, Ann and John P. Grube, Charles Mottier, and Frances and Edward M. Blair Jr.; through prior gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed, Jr..
How was it made?: Pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper, made in Japan.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.