Description
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.
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth [1929–2014], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1998); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1998–)
Accession Number
1998.119.2
Medium
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; unmounted
Dimensions
Overall: 236.5 x 80.3 cm (93 1/8 x 31 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth in memory of Alan Priest
