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Honnyo / Dragon in clouds
This is an ink painting of a cloud and dragon by Honnyo, a priest of Jodo Shinshu. It was painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
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Ike Taiga / Sparrow and bamboo
This is a sparrow painting by Ike Taiga, a literati painter of the mid-Edo period. The sparrow, which is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune and luck, is depicted together with a bamboo, which symbolizes honesty because it stretches straight upward.
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