Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Karnataka - 19th Century Origin - China Hand-carved from solid teak

Hand-carved from solid teak

The dragon (Druk in Tibetan) is a symbol of power and authority and was associated with the water element rather than fire as in the west

and delicately shaped capitals—gives the piece a rich sense of history and texture

Parvati returned from bathing and exclaimed that the dead boy was her son

103 x 45 x 101 cm (wxdxh)

Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Karnataka - 19th Century Origin - China Hand-carved from solid teakThis colourful and characterful Indian tiger toy figurine is from Channapatna in Karnataka. Channapatna is renowned to this day for its production of painted Indian toys. Tigers have been a symbol of India for over 5000 years and remain so to this day. Production of these figurines began in the mid 19th century with an example from 1865 on display in the V&A museum. From India References: Similar examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum,