Draak

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1700

In China there are many different kinds of dragons. This example with a fish in its mouth is probably a chiwen, a type of dragon known for its love of water and swallowing things. It is often used as an architectural element on the side of a roof, where it symbolically serves to devour evil influences and ward off fire.

  • Artwork typecup, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-87
  • Dimensionsheight 30 cm x width 32 cm x depth 69 cm
  • Physical characteristicslimestone

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Dragon (former title)
    • Dragon
    • head of a Makara

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-87

  • Description

    Kop van een makara (draak)

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1700

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    limestone

  • Dimensions

    height 30 cm x width 32 cm x depth 69 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Léon Wannieck, Paris, 1930)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Léon Wannieck, Paris, frs. 7,500, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1930;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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