A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON

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25.05.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 253 | A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON
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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