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Sesson Shūkei

Dragon and Tiger

c. 1546–56
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
172.3 × 354 cm (67.8 × 139.4 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Although the theme of this painting derives from Chinese philosophy and pictorial culture, Sesson's tiger is likely modeled after Korean prototypes of the Joseon period circulating in Japan.

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