# Dragon

- By: Nyōren Daien (1785–1858)
- Date: 1785 - 1858
- Medium: paper, ink
- Classification: hanging scroll
- Dimensions: height 101.8 cm x width 29.7 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-1798--c0d1f456747b87e89cf62cbc909bdd52)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/543ea334455391234017485f39bb184b.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Nyoren’s calligraphy is said to have magical properties. This image depicts the character 竜 (‘dragon’). The caption conveys the mythical animal’s turbulent, energetic nature: ‘It feasts on the waters of the Four Seas. This auspicious creature soars among the heavens with a single purpose: It brings the gift of water to all corners of the world.’