MONUMENTAL GROUP IN REGULE IN THE EFFIGY OF...
MONUMENTAL GROUP IN REGULE IN THE EFFIGY OF A RAKAN MASTERING THE DRAGON
Japan, Meiji / Taisho
Hollow cast iron in several parts joined by screws. Quadrangular base with rounded angles resting on four elephantiform feet on which stands a monumental pine tree, at the top of which an eagle with outstretched wings is perched. At the bottom is a terrifying three-clawed dragon with multiple scaled body coils. Above, the rakkan / lohan / arhat (lacks, welds, joints consolidated by twisted wire, restorations).
H (maximum, at the tip of the eagle's wing): 106 cm
A SPECTACULAR AND MONUMENTAL BASE METAL GROUP OF A RAKAN TAMING THE DRAGON
Japan, Meiji / Taisho Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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MONUMENTAL GROUP IN REGULE IN THE EFFIGY OF A RAKAN MASTERING THE DRAGON
Japan, Meiji / Taisho
Hollow cast iron in several parts joined by screws. Quadrangular base with rounded angles resting on four elephantiform feet on which stands a monumental pine tree, at the top of which an eagle with outstretched wings is perched. At the bottom is a terrifying three-clawed dragon with multiple scaled body coils. Above, the rakkan / lohan / arhat (lacks, welds, joints consolidated by twisted wire, restorations).
H (maximum, at the tip of the eagle's wing): 106 cm
A SPECTACULAR AND MONUMENTAL BASE METAL GROUP OF A RAKAN TAMING THE DRAGON
Japan, Meiji / Taisho Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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