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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown and gold image of two dragons. Two dragons are drawn in gold on a brown background. The dragons are drawn with scales and sharp horns. Their bodies are long and curled with the dragons facing forward. The dragons have their mouths open. There are swirling clouds around the dragons. The image is bordered in gold with rounded bottom edges. There are small characters in the upper-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 381 px
Museum record:
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