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Japanese Drawing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image titled "Japanese Drawing" by an unknown artist depicts a large, vertically oriented, aged piece of paper or silk with a drawing on it. The drawing features a dragon and a phoenix. The dragon is on the top left side, while the phoenix is on the bottom left side. The dragon faces right and has its body curved. It has five claws. Its scales cover its entire body. The phoenix faces left and has detailed feathers. The background shows wavy lines representing water and clouds. The paper or silk is held up by two black rectangular objects, one at the top and one at the bottom. The background behind the paper or silk is white.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
On paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 577 px
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