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Celebrating the New Year with Dragon-Motif; Art and Crafts Masterpieces from the Seikado Collection

"Celebrating the New Year with Dragon-Motif; Art and Crafts Masterpieces from the Seikado Collection" exhibition flyer

From its beginnings in ancient China, the fantastical dragon has served as an auspicious symbol of power and authority, and has often featured in East Asian paintings and other arts and crafts. This exhibition marks the arrival of the Year of the Dragon with a rich array of artistic representations showing the multiple sides of this imaginary beast.

Main works

Dish with design of dragons and clouds, underglaze blue and overglaze yellow, party colored with green enamel.
Jingdezhen official kiln ware, Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95) mark and period, China
Dragons and tigers by Hashimoto Gahō, pair of 6-fold screens, Meiji era, 1895, Japan
colors on silk
Maruyama pleasure district in Nagasaki. (An Oiran-lady is wearing a kimono with dragon design) by Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ(Kunisada), woodblock print, color on paper, Edo period, dated 1861, Japan
Ceramic plaque (originally a tile for temple's construction) with dragon design, in overglaze enamels, Imari ware, Kakiemon style, porcelain, Edo period, 1688-1704. Japan

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