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

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

1200s–early 1300s

lacquered wood with color and gold
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This dragon head is made of three pieces of carved lacquered wood with movable jaws fastened with twine.

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