An expertly carved wooden ranma , consisting of the dragon and tiger fighting.

Dragons are among the most familiar and powerful symbols in Japan, Dragons were worshipped as water gods that could bring rain, prevent floods, and control the change of seasons. As the dragon and tiger govern the elemental forces of wind and rain, they were revered as rulers of the cosmos and the natural world. Their symbolic pairing was believed to bring about the blessings of rain and peace.