The Immortals Gama Sennin and Tekkai Sennin, early 19th century, Kuroda Ryōzan, Japanese, 1755 - 1814, 52 3/4 × 22 5/16 in. (133.99 × 56.67 cm) (image, L screen)52 13/16 × 22 5/16 in. (134.14 × 56.67 cm) (image, R screen)66 3/4 × 69 5/8 × 11/16 in. (169.55 × 176.85 × 1.75 cm) (mount), Two-panel folding screen; ink and light colors on paper, Japan, 19th century, This two-panel screen depicts the Daoist immortals, Gama Sennin (Chin. Liu Hai) and Tekkai Sennin (Chin. Li Tieguai). The two were often paired in Japanese and Chinese art because of their corresponding supernatural powers. Depicted on the right is Gama Sennin, known literally as the toad hermit,’ a character based on the historical civil servant and alchemist Liu Hai of 10th century China. Various accounts associate Gama with a large, three-legged toad by which he can be identified. Gama was thought to be able to release his spirit from his body, metamorphose, and fly with the aid of his magical companion. Chinese prototypes o