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International Tiger Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the conservation of tigers, which have been declared an endangered species. These beautiful cats have inspired artists over the centuries #TigerDay

For #WorldTigerDay a thread on Tigers in Islamic art…
1/ Printing or engraving on paper, ornamental calligraphy, 19th century, India now Pakistan. The tiger embodies the holy text had-i-Ali, above its back is another inscription, and the name of the mausoleum, 'Rauza-i-Shah Hasaf Ashraf' @V_and_A #tigerday
2/ Tigers featured regularly in Mughal art. Detail of a tiger in a cave, gouache on paper, 1810. Kangra, North India @AshmoleanMuseum #tigerday
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