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Unknown
Dried Salmon19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or bone carving of an elongated dragon-fish creature with a lion-like head, open mouth, clawed feet, and a scaled body, viewed from slightly above

Unknown, Dried Salmon, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Albert G. Wassenich, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dried Salmon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Ivory with staining
Dimensions
1 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 10.5 x 1.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
34.13.315
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art