Gouache and gesso on board
15cm x 50cm
Generally, people will translate the English word “tiger” into Thai as “suea” (เสือ), but - as this painting demonstrates - there are actually seven different “suea” in Thailand; only one of which corresponds to the English “tiger”. In this painting, each is labelled with its Thai name.
From the top:
Suea Pla (“Fish Tiger”) = Asiatic Fishing Cat
Suea Lai Mek (“Cloud-pattern Tiger”) = Clouded Leopard
Suea Dam (“Black Tiger”) = Black Panther/Melanistic Leopard
Suea Khrong (“Large Tiger”) = Tiger
Suea Fai (“Fire Tiger”) = Asiatic Golden Cat
Suea Kratai (“Rabbit Tiger”) = Jungle Cat
Suea Daow (“Star Tiger”) = Leopard
Gouache and gesso on board
15cm x 50cm
Generally, people will translate the English word “tiger” into Thai as “suea” (เสือ), but - as this painting demonstrates - there are actually seven different “suea” in Thailand; only one of which corresponds to the English “tiger”. In this painting, each is labelled with its Thai name.
From the top:
Suea Pla (“Fish Tiger”) = Asiatic Fishing Cat
Suea Lai Mek (“Cloud-pattern Tiger”) = Clouded Leopard
Suea Dam (“Black Tiger”) = Black Panther/Melanistic Leopard
Suea Khrong (“Large Tiger”) = Tiger
Suea Fai (“Fire Tiger”) = Asiatic Golden Cat
Suea Kratai (“Rabbit Tiger”) = Jungle Cat
Suea Daow (“Star Tiger”) = Leopard
