{"product_id":"japanese-abstract-vase-handmade-limited-edition-woodblock-print-1970-copy","title":"Tiger Abstract -Handmade Limited Edition Woodblock Print, 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saburo Takahashi\u003cbr data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"523\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"533\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"546\"\u003eTiger Mask\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"549\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodblock print\u003cbr data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"579\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"588\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003cbr data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"596\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"608\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003cbr data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 15 × 10 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"659\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"674\"\u003ePaper size:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 15 × 10 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"696\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"710\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good; light toning and minor wear consistent with age\u003cbr data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"772\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"783\"\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seal or signature not visible in this image\u003cbr data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"830\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A powerful New Year woodblock by Saburo Takahashi for the Year of the Tiger (1986). Rather than depicting the animal directly, Takahashi abstracts the tiger into a dense, mask-like composition of stripes, eyes, and radiating carved forms. The resulting image feels both playful and protective, evoking folk talismans and guardian imagery while retaining the artist’s bold modernist graphic language. A striking example of Takahashi’s ability to merge zodiac tradition with expressive abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sosaku Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47955274367141,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/4258\/2949\/files\/Tiger86.jpg?v=1782805691","url":"https:\/\/sosakucollection.com\/products\/japanese-abstract-vase-handmade-limited-edition-woodblock-print-1970-copy","provider":"Sosaku Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}