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Painted Panel of Character "Dragon"

용 글자도 (龍字圖)

early 1900s
Location: not on view
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This set of four colorful hanging scrolls may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings.

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This set of four colorful hanging scrolls may have been used in an outdoor Buddhist ritual to evoke heavenly blessings. Each hanging scroll bears four different characters: tiger, dragon, whistle, and recite. Traditionally, tiger and dragon belong to the four directional guards, respectively west and east.

Painted Panel of Character "Dragon"

early 1900s

Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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