An iron articulated sculpture of a long snake Early 20th century, signed Muneyoshi (Tanaka Tadayoshi; ?-1958) The russet-iron snake constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the head incised with scales and fitted with a hinged jaw, gilt eyes, signature on underside of jaw 81 7/8 in. (208 cm.) long
An iron articulated sculpture of a long snake Early 20th century, signed Muneyoshi (Tanaka Tadayoshi; ?-1958) The russet-iron snake constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body, the head incised with scales and fitted with a hinged jaw, gilt eyes, signature on underside of jaw 81 7/8 in. (208 cm.) long