Dragon
Hasegawa Tôhaku
(Japanese, 1539–1610)
dated 1606 (Keichô 11)
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Dimensions154.2 x 340 cm (60 11/16 x 133 7/8 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4808
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"When the dragon rises, clouds appear," and"When the tiger roars, wind blasts." These verses are inscribed in the scrolls of Dragon and Tiger by Muqi--a celebrated Chinese monk-painter (active about mid-13th century). With those Muqi's scroll paintings as a model, Tohaku captures the powerful expressions of the two mystic animals and the energy surrounding them. However, the dynamic use of space and composition show Tohaku's own contribution to the genre.
ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA.
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
