Yoshimura Kokei “Dragon and Tiger”

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Title	“Dragon and Tiger”
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Artist	Yoshimura Kokei
Date Created	Late Edo period
Price	¥900,000（excluding tax ）

　In the Hekiganroku, a Buddhist treatise written in the Song Dynasty of China, there is a passage that reads, “When a dragon speaks, a mist arises; when a tiger roars, a wind arises. This teaching was brought to Japan in the Muromachi period (1336-1573) and spread among Zen monks.
　Since then, the dragon and tiger have become an established motif in paintings and crafts, and various forms have been created.

　Although this work is based on ink, different techniques are used in the left and right scrolls. In the dragon on the right, the artist utilizes shading and blotting of the ink to represent clouds, and the lines depicting the dragon are also rich in color. The tiger on the left, on the other hand, uses sharp, fine lines to depict the fur of a tiger. The wind sweeping through the very thin black ink is also very beautiful.

　The technique is excellent, but the gentle and serene expression of the dragon and tiger is also attractive.
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　Yoshimura Kokei (1769-1836) was a painter who studied painting under Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) and was active in Kyoto, where he is considered one of the ten master painters of Okyo.

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