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Dragon and Tiger
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About this work
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 ( kumataka ).
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDragon and Tiger, early to mid-1600s. Attributed to Soga Nichokuan (Japanese). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 173.4 x 377.2 cm (68 1/4 x 148 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.134
