Lions and Tigers in Peony and Bamboo

Yamaguchi Sekkei

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two panels with a gold background, bordered with red and patterned gold. The top panel depicts two large animals facing each other. The left animal has a long mane and spotted fur on its legs. It has a large snout and sharp teeth. It appears to be crouching down and leaning forward. The right animal is sitting behind a large brown tree stump and a flowering white tree. It has a long tail and curled whiskers. The bottom panel depicts two more large animals. A light-colored animal with spots is on the left, looking back. A darker animal with stripes appears to be walking forward, on the right. There are green stalks of bamboo on both sides and a brown tree stump on the right.