Dragon
Category
Decorative ornaments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Buffalo hide, Buffalo skin, Kingfisher feather, Metal, Stone, Silvered glass
Measurements
234 x 145 mm
Place of origin
China
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339579
Summary
Model - Chinese dragon, head made of leather inlaid with royal and turquoise blue kingfisher feathers edged in gold. A small circular mirror is above the dragons head. Attached to a columnar support with wires so it can move. Coloured stones in the knob of the stand and for the eyes of the dragon.