Bronze with brown patina
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1911)
Opulent group with Rakan on a rock taming a dragon
Curved base on three small mascaron feet
Detailed figure with fine features
Height: 29 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate; formerly collection of Jacobo Morf, physician in the army of King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Large bronze of a Rakan taming a dragon with delicately worked details

This opulent group of bronze comes from the Meiji period. It depicts a Rakan sitting on a rock and taming a dragon. The figure is rendered in great detail with delicate facial features. The coiling dragon is elaborately worked with finely rendered scales and a fierce expressive head. The sculpture rises on a curved base with three small mascaron feet.



The bronze is in good condition with wear consistent with age. A claw of the dragon shows material loss. The height is 29 cm.

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