Antique panel "Tiger and Dragon". Metal, silvering, gilding. Japan, 20th centuryThe tiger is depicted in thickets of bamboo, the dragon in the clouds. A symbol of absolute power, the unity of opposites, an example of how forces that are absolutely opposite in design can interact: the dragon-creator and the tiger-destroyer. Together they are a harmony of yin and yang energies. The dragon is a symbol of the spirit, the tiger - the body.