{"product_id":"tiger-in-bamboo-screen","title":"Tiger in Bamboo Screen","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eA six-panel screen (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebyobu\u003c\/i\u003e) with a sumi-e painting of tigers (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etora\u003c\/i\u003e) in bamboo (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etake\u003c\/i\u003e) executed in the style of Kishi Ganku. The \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003echikkozu byôbu\u003c\/i\u003e (bamboo-tiger) is a popular Japanese art subject that originates in Chinese myth and religion. In traditional Daoist thought, the tiger represents the male, earth, north, and yang. The link between the tiger and bamboo recalls a Daoist interlocking relationship of strong and weak: the \"strong\" tiger protects the \"helpless\" bamboo forest, while the \"weak\" forest protects the tiger by hiding it. Some staining and wear consistent with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ec. Early 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century (Edo period), Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e68¼\" height x 145½\" width\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48671241207963,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/B3CE608F-F000-48F1-9277-0F602A584A36.jpg?v=1780438606","url":"https:\/\/mingeiarchive.com\/products\/tiger-in-bamboo-screen","provider":"Mingei Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}