Kano Yoshinobu “Dragon and Tiger”

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Title	Dragon and Tiger
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Artist	By Kano Yoshinobu（1747〜1797）
Date Created	Late 19th century
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　A dragon is emerging with a splash and accompanied by black clouds.
Confronted by the dragon, the two tigers bite at it. The muscles are supple and leaping, and the two pairs of eyes are shining brightly. Their figures are filled with robust vitality.
　The dragon, not to be outdone, raises its fangs on the tiger’s back. Both are in the center of the image. How will the match end?

　The origin of the dragon-tiger combination dates back to ancient China, where it is derived from a passage in the 8th century BC Confucian book “I Ching,” which states, “When the dragon chants at the clouds, clouds arise; when the tiger roars, winds arise.

　In Japan, since the Muromachi period (1336-1573), dragons and tigers have been favored by warlords and Zen monks as symbols of valiant champions, and have been painted in many cases.

　Yoshinobu’s skill can be seen in the way he maneuvered the complex composition into a coherent whole and in his skillful handling of the shades of black ink.Despite the small size of the painting, it is a masterpiece that radiates a profound presence.

　Kano Yoshinobu (1747-1797) was a painter of the Kano school in the mid-Edo period. At a young age, he succeeded to the fourth generation of the Surugadai Kano family, the foremost Omote Eishi (foremost painter), and in 1785, he was appointed Hogen (the second highest rank for Buddhist priests).

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