infernalseason:“Dragon in the Clouds” (1774) by Maruyama Ōkyo (円山 応挙) 1733 - 1795. Photos of the two
infernalseason:“Dragon in the Clouds” (1774) by Maruyama Ōkyo (円山 応挙) 1733 - 1795. Photos of the two part folding screen painting, with a Japanese 10 Yen Military banknote for China of c1940, the dragon design of which was based on these paintings. The bordered version is from a Japanese art book of c.1900 which the engraver may have used. One interesting detail is that the claw clutching the pearl was altered from having three claws on the original, to five claws on the banknote; signifying an “imperial” dragon. -- source link