Photo of collection object Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head — Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head, 1200s to early 1300s. lacquered wood with color and gold, Overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.48. CC0.

Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head

1200s to early 1300s

Maker Unknown

Japanese Art

Shoulder Piece for a Gigaku Costume in the Form of a Dragon Head, 1200s to early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Lacquered wood with color and gold; overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1979.48

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: lacquered wood with color and gold
Medium: lacquered, wood, color, gold
Dimensions: Overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1979.48
Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1979, A Cleveland Bestiary, Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia, <em>Year in Review 1979. The </em>Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-March 9, 1980).
Rights Statement: CC0

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