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Articulated model of a dragon


竜自在置物
Japanese
late Edo period–Meiji era
second half of the 19th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Forged and chiseled iron with gilding; the tongue of copper, the pupils of shakudô
Dimensions Overall: 194.3 x 37.5 x 71.1 cm (76 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 28 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. W. Donnison Hodges
Accession Number63.628
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

Signed Takaishi Shigeyoshi saku
Inscriptions高石重義作
Provenance1963, gift of Mrs. W. Donnison Hodges (Accession Date: May 8, 1963)