Antique panel "Tiger and Dragon", Japan

Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan
Antique panel
"Tiger and Dragon", Japan

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.