Five Dragons 

Five violent dragons emerge amid rainclouds and rocks in the middle, stirring raging waterfalls and violent waves on both sides of the scroll. Chen Rong's dragons influenced later artists in both China and Japan.

Cultural property designation

Important Cultural Property

Quantity

Artist

Attributed to Chen Rong (dates unknown)

Period/Century

Southern Song dynasty, 13th century

Country/Origin

China

Excavation site

Material

Ink and light color on paper

Size

Inscriptions

Donor

Collection reference no.

TA-363

Genre

Asian Painting

Category