A bronze figure of an Ainu warrior
Meiji period, late 19th century
Cast as a bearded warrior dressed in long robes and britches decorated with floral scroll and a four-clawed dragon highlighted in gilt, his chest adorned with a necklace of beads and bear claws, a tachi slung from his side and a long spear held in his right hand, the separately cast base designed as a gnarled root with a dragon coiling through the openings 26 5/8in (67.6cm) high (including base)