Large Japanese tiger figure - handmade and hand-painted using the "Hariko" technique.
dimensions
height: 15.5cm
width: 9.5cm
length: 14.5m
Hariko (papier-mache).
Handmade in Japan.
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In Japanese, "Hariko" means paper craft. It is said that this papier-mache technique came down from China in around the Muromachi period. It spread around Japan and has been used for such as folk toys.