Mythological Japan : the symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art, with illustrations drawn in Japan, by native artists (1902)
Otto, Alexander Francis, b. 1873 · Philadelphia : Drexel Biddle · leaf 55
41 … TAKE-NI-TORA. [The Bamboo and the Tiger.] The crouching tiger in the bam-boo thicket is by no means uncom-mon in the figurative art of Japan.One of Indias ancient myths is thesource of the inspiration, and thesymbolic significance conveyed issafety from the fiercest dangers.When the tiger is hunted…
Art, Japanese · Mythology, Japanese · Symbolism
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