Dragon; Tiger 龍虎圖
Fachang Muqi 法常 牧谿 vers 1250–79
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Cartel
- Artiste
- Fachang Muqi
- Nom en chinois
- 法常 牧谿
- Biographie
- active mid-13th century
- Date
- vers 1250–79
- Période
- Chine, dynastie des Song du Sud (1127-1279)
- Format
- Rouleau suspendu (立軸)
- Technique
- Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 125.2 x 57.2 cm (49 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.); Overall: 226.8 x 71.8 cm (89 5/16 x 28 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 1958.427
- Provenance
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Ce qu'en dit le musée
The dragon and tiger are tied to the philosophical concept of yin and yang, which describes opposite but complementary forces. The dragon occupies a tiered background of waves and mist. Its luminous head emerges from the darker passages, and its narrow twisting body is serpent-like. By contrast, the close-up view of the tiger emphasizes its bulk. The tiger bends its head to lick its paw while its tail curls in the foreground. In their original Chan Buddhist context, this pair of scrolls likely flanked a central image, like the Bodhisattva Guanyin. The silk has darkened over the centuries, and the slight reddish shading in the tiger’s tongue and nose has faded.
Notice de The Cleveland Museum of Art, fiche de l'œuvre.
Le saviez-vous ?
Fachang Muqi's ink paintings on Chan (or Zen in Japanese) themes were very popular in Japan.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Inscriptions et sceaux
道有
Dōyū
雜華室印
Zakka shitsu yin
Transcription et traduction : The Cleveland Museum of Art