A WOOD ARTICULATED MODEL OF A DRAGON

Description:

Japan, signed Myôchin on a mother-of-pearl plaque, Meiji period
L. 46 cm
Constructed of multiple carved wood parts joined inside the body, moveable legs, jaw, and tongue, the eyes inlaid with mother-of pearl.
From an important private collection, acquired in the 1970s
Minor wear, two small chips, wood box