DepartmentAsia
Ranma
NameHouse ornament
Dateca. 1975
Place madeKyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions12 × 62 3/16 × 1 in. (30.5 × 158 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.45
Object numberA.2015.73.45
DescriptionBlack rim around stained wood rectangle with two panels of carved and painted wood. Panels are intricately carved with a dragon (PR) and Phoenix (PL) facing center and each other. The carved panels are painted blue/green/ white/ red/ gold.
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
Henry Earlich
Late 18th century
c. 1700
c.1925
Elidio Gonzales (1912-1988), Antonio Archuleta, and Edwin Martinez
1987