Tapestry depicting the legend of CHORYO and KOSEKIKO, Japan, Meiji/Taisho period It shows Chôryô, riding a dragon, handing the sandal he had lost to the venerable old man Kosekiko, riding a mule. In gratitude, Kosekiko gives him a scroll of writings, the famous Tora no maki, which will enable Chôryô to become highly skilled in the political and military arts. The scene is illustrated with an embroidered poem in the upper right-hand corner. Framed under glass H. 143 cm - L. 82 cm (traces of humidity)