Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds

http://ancientartpodcast.org/83 In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, we walk through two starkly contrasting Japanese folding screens celebrating the time-honored, iconic subjects of dragons and tigers with exceptional energy and dynamism. Features Works of Art: Kishi Ganku (1749-1838) Dragon and Tiger, 1835 Pair of six panel screens; ink and gold on paper Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.314a-b Morita Shiryu (1912-1998) Dragon (Ryu), 1965 Four-panel screen; aluminum-flake pigment in polyvinyl acetate medium, and yellow alkyd varnish, on paper Art Institute of Chicago, 1971.873 Connect: http://itunes.com/podcast?id=205535627 http://ancientartpodcast.org/feedback info@ancientartpodcast.org http://facebook.com/ancientartpodcast http://youtube.com/SCARABsolutions http://twitter.com/lucaslivingston