Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Gujarat - Ca 1920's Material - Poplar During the Ming Dynasty the

During the Ming Dynasty the Emperor set up the imperial kilns in Jingdezhen

The extensive brass bindings reinforced the joints against constant movement and impact

while a pair of finely carved parrots emerge amongst the scrolling foliage

A closely related example is illustrated in Folk Art & Culture of Gujarat: A Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat by Jyotindra Jain

Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Gujarat - Ca 1920's Material - Poplar During the Ming Dynasty theThis 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,