Articulated Dragon (Jizai) Okimono
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
mid-19th century
Ivory, wire, and pigment
Overall: 3 1/8 × 11 13/16 × 44 7/8 in. (8 × 30 × 114 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Bradley M. Patten
171.24.25235
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Auction in Red Palace, Leningrad, Russia, date unknown; Antique Dealer, Helsinki, Finland, date unknown; sold to Dr. Bradley Merrill Patten, date unknown; given to present collection, 1971.
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