Artwork preview

Netsuke of Dragon Coiled around the Body of a Man

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooden sculpture of a man with a dragon wrapped around him. The man is standing on one leg with the other bent behind him. He is barefoot and has short hair. His facial features are not clearly defined. The dragon has a long neck and tail, with scales covering its body. It wraps around the man's body, with its head near the man's face. The sculpture is brown with lighter brown accents. The background is white with a shadow cast by the sculpture.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Wood; inlaid glass eyes
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette