A LARGE WOOD CARVING OF THE DRAGON DANCE
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A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE WOOD CARVING OF THE DRAGON DANCE
China, 1980-1930. Deeply carved in a reticulated manner to depict a dragon dance performance in the busy streets, the entertainers are accompanied by a band of musicians and followed by curious attendants which also observe from their windows. Framed behind glass, with a Chinese circular wood frame and bronze suspension.
The Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, it is performed by a team of experienced dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.
Condition: The carving in excellent condition, the frame with surface wear and some parts shifted, the glass with a break.
Provenance: Viennese private collection.
Weight: c. 8 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 66 cm, Width 8.5 cm
China, 1980-1930. Deeply carved in a reticulated manner to depict a dragon dance performance in the busy streets, the entertainers are accompanied by a band of musicians and followed by curious attendants which also observe from their windows. Framed behind glass, with a Chinese circular wood frame and bronze suspension.
The Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, it is performed by a team of experienced dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.
Condition: The carving in excellent condition, the frame with surface wear and some parts shifted, the glass with a break.
Provenance: Viennese private collection.
Weight: c. 8 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 66 cm, Width 8.5 cm
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A LARGE WOOD CARVING OF THE DRAGON DANCE
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