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19th CENTURY JAPAN DRAGON MONKEY MUSEUM-QUALITY#2382480

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19th CENTURY JAPAN DRAGON MONKEY MUSEUM-QUALITY#2382480
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RARE MUSEUM QUALITY 19th CENTURY JAPANESE DRAGON AND MONKEY HIGHBACK CHAIR </em></td>
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RARE 19th CENTURY JAPANESE DRAGON AND MONKEY HIGHBACK CHAIR<P><BR>An extremely rare, truly museum-quality high back chair, hand-carved, with the arms in the form of two dragons whose tails continue up the back of the chair to the top. The dragon arms are supported by carved clouds, as if the dragons were flying through the sky. The back of the chair, unusual in its height, is comprised of two monkeys climbing among grape vines and leaves, and reaching for hanging bunches of grapes. The back is deeply sculpted in full reticulated three-dimensional relief, giving a life-like quality to the monkeys among the grapes. The two front legs are in the form of an additional pair of dragons, in this case winged ones, the wings extending into the front and side carved decorative skirts surrounding and embellishing the seat with floral themes. On the seat itself is carved in bas-relief another circular dragon, while the back is carved in bas-relief patterns flowing from the overall designs on the chair (see photo). <p>
The 19th century Japanese furniture sculptor's art is at its pinnacle in this piece. This chair was custom commissioned around the 1880's, probably by a diplomat or aristocratic traveler to Japan when it was recently opened to the West in the second half of the 19th century, to be shipped by sea back to America, as these types of furniture pieces were not created for domestic use in Japan. ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Circa 1880's</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:JAPAN</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:24</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:29</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:19th CENTURY JAPAN DRAGON MONKEY MUSEUM-QUALITY</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Japanese Fruitwood</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Miami, Florida</td></tr>
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