The Lion Dance
Four ink-line figures on pale, creased paper walk in a loose procession, each wearing a shaggy, fringed costume with a tufted headdress. The figures are drawn in fine, varied strokes, with the largest at right turning toward the viewer while the others step left in profile.
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
- Date
- 1760-1849
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
- Size
- 2847 × 2027 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art