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Dragon and Tiger
Soga Nichokuanearly to mid-1600s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A tiger looks upon a waterfall as it prowls out of a bamboo grove, and a dragon dives through clouds on the right. Tiger and dragon are traditional symbols of the balancing forces in the world, yin (the feminine aspect) and yang (the masculine aspect). This painting has a signature and seals, identifying it as a work by Soga Nichokuan, a painter thought to be from Sakai (near Osaka), and known primarily for his representations of hawk-eagles (<em>kumataka</em>).
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- Title: Dragon and Tiger
- Creator: Soga Nichokuan (Japanese)
- Date Created: early to mid-1600s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 173.4 x 377.2 cm (68 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.134
- Medium: pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Folding screen
- Accession Number: 1985.134
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