Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Ascent of the Dragon’s Gate
A dark fish struggles upwards through long white streams of falling water. The caption identifies the ascent of the Dragon’s Gate within Gojiro’s dream of perseverance and transformation.
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). "The Ascent of the Dragon’s Gate" [editorial title]. In Japanese Fairy World, William Elliot Griffis; illustrations principally by Ozawa Nankoku, engraved by Henry W. Troy. Schenectady, New York: James H. Barhyte, 1880. The preface names Ozawa Nankoku and engraver Henry W. Troy; the Yorimasa picture is separately attributed to an unnamed student., 1880, James H. Barhyte. Source scan leaf 265. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0259
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). The Ascent of the Dragon’s Gate. Japanese Fairy World. Scan leaf 265. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0259