Japanese traditional figure of a tiger - handmade using the hariko technique.

While tigers are not native to Japan, their representations were imported from China and symbolise strength, courage and protection against evil spirits or bad luck.

This figure comes packaged in a cardboard box.

dimensions
height: 15.5cm
width: 15.5cm
depth: 9cm
base: 9 x 7.5cm
weight: 75g

Hariko (papier-mâché) figure.
Handmade in Japan.

See our full range of contemporary and vintage Japanese hariko figures.

In Japanese, hariko means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mâché technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and is commonly used for folk toys and figurines.