Tigers

© Inoichiro Sekiguchi

2016: White tiger (Inoichiro)

The white tiger has long been revered as a symbolic agent of the gods - and is one of the "Four deities" of feng shui. This is a graphic portrayal of a powerful, yet somehow unthreatening, animal.

No details of this artist are readily available. He signs his paintings with a seal for the first character ('Ino') of his given name only: this means 'wild boar', which might seem surprising, but it is a fairly common element in names.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E23007 (23-007 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

2016: King of the forest (Nishino)

A white tiger sits peacefully on a rock in a wilderness lake—not bothering the white butterflies that flit by.

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E23026 (23-026 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

2016: Afternoon nap (Nishino)

A whole family of white tigers at rest...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E23043 (23-043 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

2016: Footsteps in the water (Nishino)

White tigers tread delicately, on the surface of the water...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E23042 (23-042 on box)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz

1518: Silver tiger (Kayomi)

The silver tiger takes an aggressive stance under the silvery moon...

This puzzle forms a pair with E18009, the Golden Tiger.

No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 34 x 102 cm (13" x 40")
Code: E18010 (18-010 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1500: Memory of the earth (Nishino)

The enigmatic title is the artist's: what can it mean? Perhaps the snow leopard's thoughts as it glances back at the waterfall and distant mountains...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E15052 (15-052 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1500: The battle cry (Nishino)

A powerful white tiger shows his mettle...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E15053 (15-053 on box)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz

1000: 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.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11201 (11-201 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1000: White tiger (Nishino)

Amidst rather fantastic surroundings, this tiger presents the traditional image of pure strength...

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".

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11196 (11-196 on box)
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© Row. E. Ogasawara

1000: White tigers (Ogasawara)

A pair of white tigers - one placid, one baring teeth. Although these are realistic representations of the real animal, we are also expected to think of the Chinese guardian of the western celestial direction, that is, one of the four gods. In this guise, the white tiger has been revered from ancient times as a bringer of good fortune.

Few biographical details are available, but Ogasawara has worked as a background artist for anime production, and specialises in animal portraits. Her acclaimed painting of a pair of white tigers has also featured on a jigsaw puzzle.

Mystery... The three puzzles we have (as of April 2006) all have different copyright declarations: her name written in Japanese, "Row.E.Ogasawara" and "Row. V. Ogasawara" - the pictures in these latter two cases include a signature "Row." which might be a nickname. She writes her given name, Etsuko, with the old form of hiragana 'e', so it might also be rendered as 'Yetsuko', though this hardly explains the 'V'.

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10356 (1000-356 on box)
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© Inoichiro Sekiguchi

1000: White tiger (Inoichiro)

The white tiger has long been revered as a symbolic agent of the gods - and is one of the "Four deities" of feng shui. This is a graphic portrayal of a powerful, yet somehow unthreatening, animal.

No details of this artist are readily available. He signs his paintings with a seal for the first character ('Ino') of his given name only: this means 'wild boar', which might seem surprising, but it is a fairly common element in names.

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11084 (11-084 on box)
Normally ¥3000 - special offer 5% off: ¥2850 (approx. US$33.14 €24.36 £21.59)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz

1000: White tiger howl (Kayomi)

The white tiger, one of the four protector gods, looking fierce in the moonlight. This puzzle can be combined with Golden dragon (code E11301) to make a 2000-piece panel; unusually, the tiger belongs on the right, because this is not the usual blue dragon of the east.

The box includes the Chinese reading 'Bai-hu' for "White tiger".

No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11302 (11-302 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1000: Mother and babies (Nishino)

A white tiger family sits peacefully at the waterside...

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".

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E13242 (13-242 on box)
Normally ¥3900 - special offer 5% off: ¥3705 (approx. US$43.08 €31.67 £28.07)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1000: Curiosity (Nishino)

Just as the title says—these white tiger cubs are plainly fascinated both by the butterflies and by the fish swimming in the pond...

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".

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11311 (11-311 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1000: Mother ocean (Nishino)

In this marine fantasy, a white tiger and her cub sit placid, as tropical fish swim around them.

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".

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11199 (11-199 on box)
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© Christian Riese Lassen

1000: Tiger moon II (Lassen)

This white tiger looks as angry as the sea...

Born in 1959, Lassen moved with his family to the Hawaiian island of Maui while still a child. Growing up with the sea, he became an accomplished swimmer, surfer and windsurfer, and his paintings reflect this love of the marine world.

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 49 x 72 cm (19" x 28")
Code: B81982 (81-982 on box)
Normally ¥3800 - special offer 5% off: ¥3610 (approx. US$41.98 €30.85 £27.35)
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© Shingo Saotome

1000: White tigers with Mount Fuji (Shingo)

Two white tigers with peaceful yet determined expressions. In the foreground cherry blossom, and in the background Mount Fuji by the glowing moon. Although this is a fantasy composition, the elements are traditional, as is the artist's title, referring to Fuji as reihō, the "Spiritual peak."

Shingo Saotome is a self-taught artist, who loves to paint the natural world in acrylics. He has been active both in Japan and in Florida since 1993.

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B51102 (51-102 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

1000: The power of life (Nishino)

The spray flies as this white tiger demonstrates the power of life...

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".

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11310 (11-310 on box)
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© Row. V. Ogasawara

1000: Auspicious white tigers (Ogasawara)

The white tiger and her two cubs rest in a typically colourful Ogasawara setting — this includes the emblematic pine-plum-and-bamboo, and the setting red sun.

A hint on why the sun is red

Few biographical details are available, but Ogasawara has worked as a background artist for anime production, and specialises in animal portraits. Her acclaimed painting of a pair of white tigers has also featured on a jigsaw puzzle.

Mystery... The three puzzles we have (as of April 2006) all have different copyright declarations: her name written in Japanese, "Row.E.Ogasawara" and "Row. V. Ogasawara" - the pictures in these latter two cases include a signature "Row." which might be a nickname. She writes her given name, Etsuko, with the old form of hiragana 'e', so it might also be rendered as 'Yetsuko', though this hardly explains the 'V'.

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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10641 (1000-641 on box)
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© Christian Riese Lassen

1000: Moonlit tiger (Lassen)

The white tiger in a placid tropical setting under the moon...

Born in 1959, Lassen moved with his family to the Hawaiian island of Maui while still a child. Growing up with the sea, he became an accomplished swimmer, surfer and windsurfer, and his paintings reflect this love of the marine world.

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 49 x 72 cm (19" x 28")
Code: B81979 (81-979 on box)
Normally ¥3800 - special offer 5% off: ¥3610 (approx. US$41.98 €30.85 £27.35)
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© 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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: E08008 (08-008 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

450: Dear friends (Nishino)

Underwater tigers are a Nishino speciality(!) — and here the cub is surrounded by various friendly fish and crustaceans...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E08026 (08-026 on box)
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300: Conversation (Nishino)

White tiger cubs gaze out over the pond, as the butterflies flutter by and the moon highlights a distant waterfall...

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".

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An Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E26219 (26-219 on box)
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© Kentaro Nishino

216: White tiger (Nishino)

Amidst rather fantastic surroundings, this tiger presents the traditional image of pure strength...

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".

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 18 x 26 cm (7" x 10")
Code: E04008 (04-008 on box)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz

1518: Golden tiger (Kayomi)

Kayomi makes the golden tiger a warm, almost cuddly, creature, yet he looks fierce enough...

This puzzle forms a pair with E18010, the Silver Tiger.

No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 34 x 102 cm (13" x 40")
Code: E18009 (18-009 on box)
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© Mori Seikaku

1500: Year of the tiger (Seikaku)

A tiger family, the father fierce-looking, the mother serene, the three cubs frolicking, is surrounded by the usual symbols of good fortune, from the red Mount Fuji in the background to the treasure in the foreground: gold coins, red coral, the mallet of good fortune, and so on. Other omens include the trio of pine, bamboo, and plum blossom, and a pair of faithful cranes.

No biographical details, but the artist Mori Seikaku specialises in animal and flower scroll paintings. He signs his work the traditional way, with the characters for his given (brush) name, Seikaku (lit. 'nest of the crane') and a seal of the same.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E15066 (15-066 on box)
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© Ozuma Kaname

1000: Wild tiger (Kaname)

The tiger is a traditional symbol of strength, and is revered as a harbinger of safety and good fortune. Kaname's portrayal is naturalistic, but powerful.

The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.

Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.

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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10429 (1000-429 on box)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz

1000: Tiger in bamboo grove (Kayomi)

A very fierce-looking tiger threads his way through the bamboo... Kayomi's warm style does not lack impact in this very naturalistic scene.

No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11346 (11-346 on box)
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© Ozuma Kaname

300: Tiger (Kaname)

A rather naturalistic representation of the tiger, ancient symbol of strength.

The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.

Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.

This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle.

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An Appleone puzzle: 300 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: A03126 (300-126 on box)
Normally ¥2000 - special offer 5% off: ¥1900 (approx. US$22.09 €16.24 £14.39)
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