Tiger and Dragon – Giclée Reproduction of Japanese Silk Scroll Painting 26.5" Original paulownia)

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olive-gold ribbed band at the neck

This exquisite piece of antique 100* year old Japanese indigo

The tang is fully signed 備前国住長船孫右衛門尉清光 — read Bizen Koku jū Osafune Magōemon-no-jō Kiyomitsu (“Kiyomitsu

Tiger and Dragon – Giclée Reproduction of Japanese Silk Scroll Painting 26.5" Original paulownia)Tiger and Dragon (Tora to Ry ). A stunning gicle reproduction of a traditional Japanese scroll painting (kakejiku ) depicting a tiger and dragontwo of the most powerful and auspicious symbols in East Asian art. The tiger, emblem of the earth and embodiment of courage and physical strength, faces the celestial dragon, guardian of the heavens and spirit of wisdom. Between them swirls a cosmic storm, as the dragon reaches for the sacred pearl (nyoi hju