# Dragon, in Chinese Painting

Fachang Muqi painted this in about 1250–79, aged about 30. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> The dragon and tiger are tied to the philosophical concept of yin and yang, which describes opposite but complementary forces. The dragon occupies a tiered background of waves and mist. Its luminous head emerges from the darker passages, and its narrow twisting body is serpent-like.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: c. 1250–79
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Dimensions: Painting: 125.2 x 57.2 cm (49 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 226.8 x 78 cm (89 5/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.427.1
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Fachang Muqi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/fachang-muqi), Chinese, 1220–1280

Muqi, whose religious name was Fachang, was a Chan Buddhist monk who painted in and around Hangzhou during the Southern Song dynasty. Working in ink with great freedom, he painted birds, animals, fruit, landscapes and Buddhist figures.

3 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by Fachang Muqi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/fachang-muqi?hang=749) (3 works)
- [More paintings of the 13th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/painting-13?hang=749) (15 works)
- [13th-century China](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/13-china?hang=749) (6 works)

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