By Atsuyoshi for the Maruki Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Shown striding forward with its long tail stretching out behind, its mouth wide open and growling, the stripes on its body delineated in subtly toned patination, signed on its belly in an oval reserve Atsuyoshi saku above a square seal Maruki shachu seisaku; with a separate large oval wood stand. The tiger: 24.1cm x 53cm (9½in x 20 7/8in); the wood stand: 51.2cm (20 1/8in) long. (2).