Jump to content

Tickets

Foliate Tray with a Dragon and Waves 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

This work depicts a dragon against a backdrop of waves and mountains. The scales of the dragon are inlaid with blue shells while the dorsal fin and claws are inlaid with red shells.

Cultural property designation
Important Cultural Property
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Yuan dynasty, 14th century
Country/Origin
China
Excavation site
Material
Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Collection reference no.
TH-9
Genre
Asian Lacquerware
Category
 Image of "Foliate Tray with a Dragon and Waves" 
Enlarge
Other images
Go to The TNM Collection top

On display: Asian Lacquerware

Collections