In search of the Illusive Blue Tiger!
Maltese tiger morph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_tiger
Tiger Color Morphs http://child-of-hades.deviantart.com/art/Tiger-Color-Mutations-290143113
Interesting articles by Karl Shuker
Blue Tigers http://karlshuker.blogspot.ae/2009/05/tiger-tiger-burning-blue.html
Black Tigers http://karlshuker.blogspot.ae/2013/08/the-black-tiger-veritable-bete-noire-of.html
Comparisons within Indian art
References in Asian art
Tigers, Chinese Painting
Fierce Tigers by Katayama Yokoku (1760-1801)
Tiger and Lightning, by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
possible examples from Korean art
Reconstructions of tiger pelts from the book,
100 Famous Busho (Japanese Military Commanders)
Fierce Tigers by Katayama Yokoku (1760-1801)
Tiger and Lightning, by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915)
possible examples from Korean art
Reconstructions of tiger pelts from the book,
100 Famous Busho (Japanese Military Commanders)
References in Persian miniatures
its interesting to investigate the possibility of 14th to 16th
brigandine armor, being covered in leopard or tiger furs?!
Rustam from a 14th century Shahname, Diez Albums
Rostam, Nasr al-Sultani, Shahname dated 1430
14th century Shahname, British Library Add.18188, f 91v
Rustam and Rakhsh defeat a dragon
16th century Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
16th century Shahnameh, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rustam kills the dragon, folio from Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II
brigandine armor, being covered in leopard or tiger furs?!
Rustam from a 14th century Shahname, Diez Albums
Rostam, Nasr al-Sultani, Shahname dated 1430
14th century Shahname, British Library Add.18188, f 91v
Rustam and Rakhsh defeat a dragon
16th century Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp
16th century Shahnameh, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rustam kills the dragon, folio from Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II
References in Ottoman miniatures
Recueil de costumes turcs et de fleurs
Deli clad in dark tiger pelt with black and white stripes
Comparison: Rålamb Costume Book, acquired 1657-58 by Claes Rålamb,
Swedish envoy at Constantinople, now in the Royal Library in Stockholm,
Deli's with tiger pelts, probably representing normal orange coloration
Deli clad in dark tiger pelt with black and white stripes
Comparison: Rålamb Costume Book, acquired 1657-58 by Claes Rålamb,
Swedish envoy at Constantinople, now in the Royal Library in Stockholm,
Deli's with tiger pelts, probably representing normal orange coloration
Trivia: possibly inspired imitation, tiger patterns on uniforms
Ottoman Jebeji Jannisary, Rålamb Costume Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djebedji
Uniform reconstruction by Chris Flaherty
Persian miniatures in the Czartoryski Museum
Comparison: 16th century imitation, red tiger patterns
Sultan Selim II and Hayreddin Barbarossa
Comparison: Tipu sultan's Army, 18th century
Mysore infantry uniforms in purple and white tiger patterns
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djebedji
Uniform reconstruction by Chris Flaherty
Persian miniatures in the Czartoryski Museum
Comparison: 16th century imitation, red tiger patterns
Sultan Selim II and Hayreddin Barbarossa
Comparison: Tipu sultan's Army, 18th century
Mysore infantry uniforms in purple and white tiger patterns
Bonus: Tiger by Augustus Aaron Wilson, 1931. When the Ringling Brothers circus came to town in 1931,
Wilson was inspired by Emyr, said to be the largest tiger in captivity, to carve these tigers from
salvaged railroad ties and telephone poles that he kept in his barn. Brooklyn Museum