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AN IMPRESSIVE IRON ARTICULATED
SCULPTURE OF A DRAGON
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY), SIGNED MYOCHIN
MUNESUKE
The iron dragon finely constructed of numerous
hammered plates jointed inside the body, the hinged jaw
opening to reveal a tongue, limbs and claws move, the
body bends, the head is applied with elaborate horns,
spines and whiskers, the details are finely carved and
chiseled, the eyes embellished with gilt; signature on
underside of jar
49º in. (125.1 cm.) long
With wood stand
$100,000-150,000

PROVENANCE:
Kanayama Shigemori, Tokyo