Japanese Dragon-Carved Export Armchair in Sugi Wood Meiji Era, c.1900 18.5" Seat Tansu and the Fukuoka Art Museum

and the Fukuoka Art Museum

Condition: honest service wear

25″L × 2″W × 7″H (6 × 5 × 18 cm)Weight: >2lbs

avian head with pronounced beak

when his warrior designs became increasingly bold

Japanese Dragon-Carved Export Armchair in Sugi Wood Meiji Era, c.1900 18.5" Seat Tansu and the Fukuoka Art MuseumAn extraordinary Japanese Meiji era export armchair (c. 1900), intricately carved from solid sugi (, Japanese cedar) in high relief with bold dragon (, ry) motifs. The crest rail features a dramatic openwork dragon entwined among stylized clouds, while the arms terminate in fierce dragon heads with deeply carved scales, curling whiskers, and open jaws grasping the edges of the seat. The front apron and cabriole legs are richly adorned with further