For #InternationalTigerDay 🐅 on #Caturday: #tiger #nestuke x 2 from LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1. Tiger Licking Its Paw
Alternate Title: 虎
Japan, 18th century
Ivory with staining, sumi
1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (4.4 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm)
AC1998.249.125 https://collections.lacma.org/node/188332
2. Tiger and Cub
Alternate Title: 親子虎
Tomotada (Japan, active before 1781)
Japan, 18th century
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (4.0 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm)
M.90.186.9 https://collections.lacma.org/node/192117