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Jigsaw puzzles from Japan
The tiger is a traditional symbol of strength, and particularly the white tiger is seen as auspicious. While its rival and partner the dragon is totally mythical and fantastic, the tiger generally appears as a naturalistic rendering of the real animal.
Separate page for tigers and dragons
 © Song Qijin / Kokado Studio 2016: White cloud tiger (Song)A very fierce-looking white tiger, in Chinese mythology the protector-god of the west. Song Qijin (宋其金) is a Chinese-born digital artist, affiliated with the Kogado Studio (name in the original Chinese order, Song is the surname).
 Not availableDiscontinued March 2020 An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E23079 (23-079 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz 2016: Moonlit tiger and dragon (Kayomi)Traditional rivals, tiger and dragon face off under a full moon masked only by a sprig of cherry blossom. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
 In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E23087 (23-087 on package) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €26.79 £23.62) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.54 €10.71 £9.45) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kano Yuho 1000: White tiger and red bamboo (Yuho)An impressive white tiger among the bamboo, but also an image laden with symbolism; its original title is literally "White tiger warding off disaster." The key on the side of the box lists the items as follows:
The magic spell is written vertically in the upper part of the picture. Sometimes known as "The Disaster Preventing Dharani," where a Dharani is something longer than a mantra and shorter than a sutra, it consists of transliterated Sanskrit, so has no immediate meaning to a Japanese speaker. But you can chant it something like this: No mo san man da moto nan Oha ra chi koto sha sono nan To ji to en gya gya gya ki gya ki un nun Shifu ra shifu ra hara shifu ra hara shifu ra Chishu sa chishu sa chishu ri chishu ri Sowa ja sowa ja Sen chi gya shiri ei somo ko No biographical details for this craft-artist, Kanō Yūhō. He signs as is traditional with his given (brush) name Yūhō and a seal. In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: A10695 (1000-695 on package) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$28.85 €26.79 £23.62) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.54 €10.71 £9.45) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 450: White baby tiger (Nishino)This cute little baby plays with the butterflies. Kentaro Nishino was born in 1980, in Kanazawa on the Japan Sea coast, and graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2003. He takes his inspiration from nature, while lending his own air of fantasy. Nishino is his family name, but he signs his work "Kentaro N".
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15") Code: E08008 (08-008 on package) Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$13.46 €12.50 £11.02) Shipping from ¥600 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.77 €5.36 £4.72) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz 450: White tiger of the west (Kayomi)The white tiger, protector god of the west, looking suitably fierce, yet in Kayomi's characteristically soft style. The box includes the characters for 'West: white tiger', and the Chinese reading 'Bai-hu' for "White tiger." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10") Code: E08038 (08-038 on package) Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$13.46 €12.50 £11.02) Shipping from ¥600 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.77 €5.36 £4.72) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
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This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.