Photo shows an iron painting created by Jiao Yongxing from Shanghai in east China. (Photo provided by the Jinshan district of Shanghai)
A folk artist has painted 100 tigers in different postures using iron painting techniques on a huge piece of Xuan paper, a material specially made for traditional Chinese painting, with the artwork conveying a message of strength and bravery in the Year of the Tiger.
In the painting, which has a total length of 10 meters and a width of 0.4 meters, no two tigers are identical, and the postures adopted by the tigers carry different meanings. For instance, a tiger ascending a mountain is associated with growth, auspiciousness and safety, a tiger going down a mountainside is associated with unstoppable strength, and a tiger lying on the ground is regarded as sign of wealth and good fortune.
Photo shows a section of an iron painting created by Jiao Yongxing from Shanghai in east China. (Photo provided by the Jinshan district of Shanghai)
Photo shows a section of an iron painting created by Jiao Yongxing from Shanghai in east China. (Photo provided by the Jinshan district of Shanghai)
Photo shows a section of an iron painting created by Jiao Yongxing from Shanghai in east China. (Photo provided by the Jinshan district of Shanghai)
