# Dragon Prunus

- By: Kōkai Tōryū (1779–1853)
- Date: 1779 - 1853
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 0 cm x width 0 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift F. Hess, 2018)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-1787--8402ef83baf866d8a1f8ebfde4be3db6)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/6383e837ac6750293e67676936a32594.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Kokai dreamed of a dragon-shaped prunus. He wrote: ‘Why does my painted prunus with its blossoms resemble a dragon? The prunus tree has transformed itself into a dancing dragon high up in the sky. To celebrate the god of spring, it is decorated with fresh blossom buds. I saw this image in a New Year’s dream and had to capture it on paper.