騎龍弁財天|Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Good Fortune) Seated on a White Dragon
1832
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the artist
1832
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
騎龍弁財天|Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Good Fortune) Seated on a White Dragon is a 1832 ink by Aoigaoka Keisei, a Romanticism work, depicting Goddes, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman riding a dragon. The woman wears a fancy outfit with bright colors—red, gold, and green—while holding a fan. The dragon has sharp claws, a scaly body, and a fierce face, coiled around her like a throne. The sky behind them is dark with swirling clouds, and there’s a scroll with Japanese text to the left. The woman’s calm face contrasts with the dragon’s wild energy. The artist used bold lines and colors to make the scene feel dramatic and alive. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
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