Happy Year of the Tiger

To celebrate, I'd like to share with you some of my favorite ceramic tigers.

A Cizhou painted tiger-form pillow, Jin Dynasty. Christies

A Blue and White Jar with Tigers, Joseon Dynasty. Christies

A brown-splashed figure of a tiger, Northern Song Dynasty. Sotheby's

A rare Jizhou 'tiger skin' tea bowl, Song Dynasty. Sotheby's

Zodiac figure of a tiger, Qing Dynasty. Met Museum