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Japanese Drawing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese Drawing by artist unknown. Long, vertical, beige-colored scroll with four black rods at the top and bottom. The scroll depicts two animals. The top animal is a dragon with a long body and tail, and five claws on each foot. The dragon's body and tail are curved and twisted, appearing to move in a dynamic motion. The dragon is mostly white with black shading around it. The bottom animal is a tiger, facing right, with a long tail and stripes on its body. The tiger is white with black stripes. The background of the scroll has dark shading around the dragon and lighter shading around the tiger. The background also has some curved lines and marks. The scroll appears to be made of paper and has some visible creases and marks. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, white, and black.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
On paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
275 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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