{"product_id":"carved-wood-warrior-subduing-tiger-relief-painted-56-cm","title":"Carved Wood Tiger Slayer Relief, Wild-Haired Warrior Subduing the Beast on Rocks, Painted Details, 56 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA large Japanese carving of the tiger slayer: a wild-haired warrior pinning a snarling tiger to the rocks, cut from a single deep block of wood and touched with paint at the faces. 56 cm high and 60 cm across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warrior kneels astride the beast, one hand gripping its neck, his head crowned by a mass of black-painted hair that flares like flame around a bearded, grimacing face. Beneath him the tiger twists back with its jaws wide, the mouth painted pink and the eyes yellow, its striped body carved in low ridges that follow the turn of the muscle. They struggle on a base of rock and curling water, with small chrysanthemum flowers cut into the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiger slaying, tora taiji, is one of the great set pieces of Japanese carving, told of heroes such as Kato Kiyomasa and Watonai. This carving names no hero, and it is described here simply as the scene. The flat, plainly worked back with pierced openings suggests it was made to be seen from the front, in the manner of the panels carved for shrine buildings and festival floats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warrior subduing a tiger (tora taiji)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved wood with painted details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56 cm (22.0 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 cm (23.6 in) at the widest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 cm (5.9 in) at the deepest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarkings:\u003c\/strong\u003e None noted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker and date:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWear and marks from age, with surface soiling, as is natural for carved wood of this kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe paint on the hair, faces and the tiger's mouth survives; every photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (good, signs of age)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChecked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep it away from direct sun, heaters and damp; dust with a soft dry brush and avoid any polish or oil on the painted areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrapped and boxed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service; its size and weight are reflected in the delivery charge. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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