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Anthony de Vos

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Two tigers one leopard - in ancient times the Japanese believed that leopards were female tigers. I don't imagine any mating between the two was very successful!

 

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 "A few tigers had visited Japan before its cultural isolation ended in the late nineteenth century, full-grown cats and mewling kittens given as gifts to warlords and shoguns. But most artists seem to have depicted tigers using imported pelts as reference. Many artists also liked to depict leopards in the mistaken belief they were female tigers, a family of spots and stripes."

 

 

Shakudo Tigers & Leopards Menuki — Japanese Sword  Tiger and Leopard menuki

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