Dakini, Nanbokuchō period (1336?92), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on hemp, 29 1/2 x 13 in. (74. 9 x 33 cm), Paintings, Seated atop a white fox on a cloud held aloft by a pair of dragons is a young woman in fluttering, majestic raiment. She grasps a vajra sword in her right hand; in her left palm, she gently cradles a triad of sacred jewels