Korean Painted Wood Carving of Tiger and Rock.
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900: Item # 1245640
Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900: Item # 1245640
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An extraordinary, wooden figure of a tiger with a very long tail, sitting on a rockwork. It has an almost humanized facial expression and the mouth corners are showing small canines. It is painted with green and different brown pigments. Dating to the Joseon dynasty. Condition: partially lost or agglomerated coloring, some pigment fissures, few small cracks, one fang is worn. Dimension: total height: 35 cm x c. 15 cm x 17 cm.