Ch: longhutu. Painting of a dragon *ryū 龍 and tiger tora 虎. In ancient Chinese cosmology the animals have distinct associations: the dragon represents the east, heaven, sunrise, spring, rain, and the male element; the tiger, conversely, represents the west, earth, sunset, autumn, wind, and the female. The two symbolic animals were often painted on opposite walls of tombs in China, Korea, and 5th-7th century Japan (see *shishin 四神). In later centuries the dragon and tiger frequently were paired in ink painting. Muxi's (Jp: Mokkei 牧谿, late 13th century) famous pair of scrolls at Daitokuji 大徳寺, Kyoto, were copied by many Japanese artists. Dragons and tigers were also paired on screens *byōbu 屏風 and sliding doors *fusuma 襖 at Zen 禅 temples beginning in the Muromachi period.