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relief ,  painting
relief , painting
relief ,  painting

relief , painting

Date1935-1945
Mediumpaint, string, wood
DimensionsH: 11 1/2 in, W: 18 in, D: 2 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Toyoji Sugita and Koichi Sugita
Object number89.63.57
DescriptionImage of a tiger sculpted in deep relief. The tiger appears to be growling. Back of wood is untreated: not sanded, stained, or polished. Tiger's whiskers made of string. Tiger is painted orange and brown with black stripes, eyes are yellow, nose and tongue are red, and teeth are white. On the back is Japanese characters written in black ink.

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