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A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON

Lot 253
25.05.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
£ 126 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 960774
Lot 253 | A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON

BY MYOCHIN NOBUMASA, EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

The russet-iron dragon finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the mouth opens, the tongue, limbs and claws move, the body bends, the head is applied with elaborate horns, spines and whiskers, the details are carved and chiselled and the eyes are of shakudo embellished with gilt, signature on underside of jaw; on a later burr-elm base with later cradle

13 in. (33 cm.) high, on base; 421/2 in. (108 cm.) long, the dragon overall; 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) wide, in cradle, excluding base





Provenance

Acquired from a private collector in Boston in the 1990s.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 25 March 2014, lot 534, where acquired by the present owner.



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Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Iron
Historical era:Edo period
Place of origin:Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia
Category:Toys and Models
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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