Dragon and Tiger
| Title | Dragon and Tiger |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) |
| Date | c. 1546–56 16th century |
| Medium | One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Dragon and Tiger (龍虎図屏風), c. 1546–56. Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper; painting: 157.3 x 339 cm (61 15/16 x 133 7/16 in.); framed: 172.3 x 354 cm (67 13/16 x 139 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.136.1 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Dragon and Tiger” is a work by Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577), dated c. 1546–56. It is executed in one of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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