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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.
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 © Inoichiro Sekiguchi 3000: 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 stockAn Epoch puzzle: 3000 pieces; 73 x 102 cm (29" x 40") Code: E21102 (21-102 on box) Retail price ¥4800 (approx. US$50.53 €38.71 £32.65) Shipping from ¥1950 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$20.53 €15.73 £13.27) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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.
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E23007 (23-007 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz 2016: White tiger and cherry (Kayomi)The cherry blossoms set off this white tiger, but do not make it look any less fearsome! No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E23074 (23-074 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 2016: Always by your side (Nishino)A rather different pose: a mother and baby white tiger by a fantasy waterfall. This puzzle will be a big challenge with the difficult background. 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: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E23075 (23-075 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 2016: White baby tiger (Nishino)Another cute little baby, this time with striped zebra fish. This almost-monochrome image will be a big challenge as a puzzle... 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: 2016 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E23068 (23-068 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 1900: Keeping close (Nishino)A mother tiger keeps her cubs protected at the water's edge. 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: 1900 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E17101 (17-101 on box) Retail price ¥3900 (approx. US$41.05 €31.45 £26.53) Shipping from ¥1300 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$13.68 €10.48 £8.84) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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. In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 34 x 102 cm (13" x 40") Code: E18010 (18-010 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1100 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.58 €8.87 £7.48) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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. In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E11201 (11-201 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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". In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E11196 (11-196 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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'.
In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: A10356 (1000-356 on box) Retail price ¥3600 (approx. US$37.89 €29.03 £24.49) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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 stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: E11084 (11-084 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1100 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.58 €8.87 £7.48) 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 box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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'. In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: A10641 (1000-641 on box) Retail price ¥3600 (approx. US$37.89 €29.03 £24.49) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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. In stockA Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19") Code: B51102 (51-102 on box) Normally ¥2800 - special offer 5% off: ¥2660 (approx. US$28.00 €21.45 £18.10) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 1000: Over the aurora (Nishino)A white tiger family against a dramatic background... 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: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E11390 (11-390 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) 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 box) Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$14.74 €11.29 £9.52) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.26 €4.03 £3.40) 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 box) Normally ¥1400 - special offer 50% off: ¥700 (approx. US$7.37 €5.65 £4.76) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.26 €4.03 £3.40) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 450: 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".
In stockAn Apollo puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15") Code: P46503 (46-503 on box) Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$14.74 €11.29 £9.52) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.26 €4.03 £3.40) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Inoichiro Sekiguchi 450: 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 stockAn Apollo puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15") Code: P44705 (44-705 on box) Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$21.05 €16.13 £13.61) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.26 €4.03 £3.40) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz 420: Silver tiger (Kayomi)The silver tiger takes an aggressive stance under the silvery moon... This puzzle forms a pair with E52109, the Golden Tiger. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 18 x 52 cm (7" x 20") Code: E52110 (52-110 on box) Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$18.95 €14.52 £12.24) Shipping from ¥600 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$6.32 €4.84 £4.08) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Kentaro Nishino 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". In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10") Code: E26219 (26-219 on box) Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$14.74 €11.29 £9.52) Shipping from ¥500 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.26 €4.03 £3.40) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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. In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 34 x 102 cm (13" x 40") Code: E18009 (18-009 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1100 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$11.58 €8.87 £7.48) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © 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. In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: E11346 (11-346 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$31.58 €24.19 £20.41) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$12.63 €9.68 £8.16) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz 420: Golden tiger (Kayomi)Kayomi makes the golden tiger a warm, almost cuddly, creature, yet he looks fierce enough... This puzzle forms a pair with E52110, the Silver Tiger. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
In stockAn Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 18 x 52 cm (7" x 20") Code: E52109 (52-109 on box) Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$18.95 €14.52 £12.24) Shipping from ¥600 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$6.32 €4.84 £4.08) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
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