Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro
Title: Two Korean men holding a Tiger / Dragon banner
Date: 1795 c.
Format: Chuban;  9 3/8'' x  6 7/8”Woodblock print
 
Condition: Fine color, condition, and impression, minor rubbing at bottom left.
 
(No. 5) from a series of eleven or 
twelve ? prints depicting a procession of a Korean tribute delegation to Edo. 
 
The tiger and dragon are ancient symbols of yin and yang, forces that combine to make up the universe. Ancient Chinese Taoist philosophy explains the world in terms of two forces yin (from the ancient Chinese word for shady) and yang (from the word for bright).