ID 727064
Lot 79 | AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A DRAGON
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MUNEMITSU (MYOCHIN MUNEMITSU)
The iron dragon finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the hinged jaw opening to reveal a movable tongue, ears, limbs and claws move, the body bends, the head is applied with elaborate horns, spines and hinged movable whiskers, the tail of the dragon entwining a double-edged gilt kurikaraken (sword), the details are finely carved and chiseled, the eyes of shakudo embellished with gilt; signature on underside of neck
17 3⁄8 in. (44.1 cm.) long
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Iron |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Iron |
| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Sculptures, Statuettes |
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