Image: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa
The work is titled ‘壺・指頭絵「虎吼」’.
The tiger was painted with a finger, and the marks left by the finger can be seen in the image.
Its eyes and fangs are highlighted by sharply gleaming gold decoration and carved patterns.
Image: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa
Image: Fukuoka Art Museum
Image: Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, Kanazawa
Image: Hosomi Museum, Kyoto
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