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Three-clawed dragon
Large flower container decorated in full relief with a three-clawed dragon winding in and out of the vase. Two oblong frames near the foot, one with four characters and the other with six characters.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Wakai Kanesaburo, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (?); William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 19 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (50.5 x 46.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876 (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1619