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Mother tiger carrying three cubs across a river

Maruyama Ōkyo · Six-panel screen; ink, colour and gold leaf on paper · Edo period · 1781–1782 · British Museum

Count the three cubs, then trace the banks and solve how the mother can ferry them safely.

Exhibition: Edo in Focus: Japanese Treasures from the British Museum — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · 2026-07-25 – 2026-10-18

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