Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head
Unknown Artist
1200s–early 1300s
Medium
lacquered wood with color and gold
Dimensions
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Classification
Sculpture
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Accession Number
1979.48
About this artwork
This dragon head is made of three pieces of carved lacquered wood with movable jaws fastened with twine.