Xiang Yuanhu

Xiang Yuanhu (Obashigawa Chiunage Chaoan, 1784-1842) was the court painter of the second Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Many of the paintings of the queens of the Ryukyu kings were painted by him. He is also good at flower and bird painting, and his most famous work is "Tiger Picture" , there are also works such as "The Picture of the Longevity Man" and "The Picture of the Mandarin Ducks in the Bamboo Face". However, all of his works were destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa, and only some of the photos of his paintings have survived.