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Dragon and Tiger

Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) · c. 1546–56

Sesson's dragon, winding in and out of clouds, may have taken inspiration from Chinese Ming-dynasty works in the style of 13th-century Chinese painter Chen Rong.

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Painting · Animals · Catalog HV6ERR5E

Dragon and Tiger

Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) · c. 1546–56

Sesson's dragon, winding in and out of clouds, may have taken inspiration from Chinese Ming-dynasty works in the style of 13th-century Chinese painter Chen Rong.

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