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the emblem of the Tipu Sultan
The hand carved wooden toy / musical instrument depicts a ferocious tiger
Size: 42 cm x 42 cm
This print looks more like porcelain than paper which was my reason for choosing Giclee over screen printing
Tipu's Tiger in Jasmine (Dark) Giclee the emblem of the TipuTipu's Tiger is an eighteenth century mechanical toy created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India. The hand carved wooden toy musical instrument depicts a ferocious tiger, the emblem of the Tipu Sultan, mauling his enemy a European soldier. I've always been fascinated by this, almost life size, classic and it has inspired my latest print. The tiger as seen through the eyes of the soldier seconds before the attack. You can see
