Sumo Referee’s Accessory with Daoist Motif

19th century

Scroll

19th century

Physical Qualities Burl wood, metal alloy, original silk cord, 16 9/16 × 7 1/16 × 1 3/16 in. (42 × 18 × 3 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore

Object Number 2019.215

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2019; Stephen W. Fisher, Baltimore

Collection installation, "Asia.The Art & Business of Writing", Levy Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, October 5, 2023-

Inscribed: Inscription on verso: "dragon sings/tiger roars"

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