Flower Jar with a Dragon Rising from the Waves

early 19th century (late Edo)

17.6 cm 24 cm

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A dragon emerges from swirling, crested ocean waves which form the pedestal for the jar. The flamboyance of this elaborate relief is in keeping with pieces from the late Edo period (early 19th century). This flower jar may have been part of an altar arrangement in a Buddhist t...

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William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1884 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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