TIGER BARONG & DRAGON

THIS PAINTING DEPICTS THE TIGER [CHINESE ZODIAC] AS A BARONG: INDONESIAN PROTECTOR [GOOD SPIRIT] AGAINST EVIL. AS PART OF YEAR OF THE DRAGON IN THE CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE DRAGON REQUIRES PROTECTION FROM MISFORTUNE. THIS WORK DESCRIBES THE HUMAN VS SPIRIT REALM & THE FIERCE LOYALY OF THE TIGER.