

A large, vertical painting on brown paper features two dragons. The dragons are drawn in dark brown ink and appear to be emerging from clouds and waves. The top dragon faces left and the bottom dragon faces right. The dragons have five claws, long bodies with scales, and tails that curl at the ends. The top dragon's body curves down then back up to the right. The bottom dragon's body curves up then back down to the left. The background includes dark and light brown clouds and waves. A decorative border frames the painting. The border has a thin, solid gold line on the inner and outer edges. Inside the inner gold line is a pattern of squares, each containing a different design. Outside the outer gold line is a wider decorative strip with a repeating pattern of gold vines and flowers on a brown background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 15th–16th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like

Dragon

Piece

Piece

Piece

Box with Ink Cakes (lid)

Shazanrō Picture Book

Dragon

Piece

Piece

Tablet

Chair strip with Lions and Phoenixes

Piece

Grapes

Bodhidharma Meditating Facing a Cliff

Breadth of WovenTextile

Tablet

Box with Six Jade Tablets

Japanese Drawing

Dragon

Breadth of Woven Textile

Dragons Playing with the Sacred Pearl

Piece

Beneficent Rain

Cloudy mountains




