Articulated model of a dragon
Takaishi Shigeyoshi
(Japanese)
second half of the 19th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueForged and chiseled iron with gilding; the tongue of copper, the pupils of shakudô
DimensionsOverall: 194.3 x 37.5 x 71.1 cm (76 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 28 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. W. Donnison Hodges
Accession number63.628
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1963, gift of Mrs. W. Donnison Hodges (Accession Date: May 8, 1963)
Hakuryo, Unsho
early 19th century
Nanban School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
