A JAPANESE CARVED FRUITWOOD ARTICULATED DRAGON
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The wood dragon constructed of numerous parts joined inside of the body, the head carved with horns and fitted with a hinged jaw opening to reveal a movable tongue, inscribed in white paint under jaw FL140.1974a
66 in. (167.5 cm.) long
A JAPANESE CARVED FRUITWOOD ARTICULATED DRAGON
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The wood dragon constructed of numerous parts joined inside of the body, the head carved with horns and fitted with a hinged jaw opening to reveal a movable tongue, inscribed in white paint under jaw FL140.1974a
66 in. (167.5 cm.) long
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