Below are two ceiling paintings within Asakusa's Sensoji temple (Tokyo). I believe that most people who enter the temple will probably miss them, as very few people appeared to look up and were naturally more drawn to the shrines and religious focal points within the temple. The first image of the dragon was so dramatic- this photo doesn't give it justice. The darkness of it suggests age, as with the yellowing of the bottom painting, perhaps from when the temple was built in 1649. I also don't think I've ever seen two ceiling painting side by side within a religious building, that are so contrasting in every way possible!
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