The Three Mouse Key Tears
三隻鼠的關鍵淚珠 (24” x 48”)

These young cubs represent the three aspects of Saving the South China Tigers.  They are symbols for the Spiritual Tiger, the Cultural Tiger and the Ecological Tiger.  The South China Tiger is the Most Endangered of All Tigers with as few as 40 living in the Wild.  The Spiritual embodies Life itself and instills a Sense of Awe and Admiration.  The Cultural represents the Historic Chinese Symbolism.  No other Animal has Inspired more Creativity in the Arts in Chinese Culture than the Tiger.  The Ecological Tiger is a t the Top of the Food Chain.  Saving the Tiger will Facilitate the Restoration of the Whole Ecosystem of which they are a Critical Element.

As a Whole these Babies represent a Rebirth in the Effort to Restore the Tiger to its Place of Honor in the Wild.

這些幼獸代表著拯救華南虎的三個面向。牠們是心靈虎、文化虎以及生態虎的象徵。華南虎在所有種類的老虎中最嚴重瀕臨絕種,目前野生的數量剩四十隻。心靈虎體現了生命本身並蘊含了敬畏與欽佩之感。文化虎代表著歷史上的中國象徵主義。沒有其他動物像老虎這般,在中國文化上具有藝術啟發的創造性。生態虎位於食物鏈頂層。拯救老虎將使重建整個生態系統變得容易,老虎在生態系統中是關鍵性因素。整體而言,這些幼獸代表著重生的成果,以重建老虎在野外的榮耀地位。