Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal

Museum number:
9-17862
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3439
Description:
figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Figurines
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, dragon, enamel on metal, accession number 9-17862, described as figurine, standing mythological creature, cloisonne on brass. Deer’s body; turquoise enamel with dark blue accents and stylized fish scale wire diaper. Gilded: horse’s hooves, flaring ox tail, mane and horns. Dragon-like head; dark green quadrefoil diaper on a cobalt ground. Maker’s mark on underbelly: “Period Made Chien-Lung” (in Chinese)

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