Dragon Costume
1940s Paper Mache Chinese Dragon Head from a Costume
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s handmade papier mâché head of a dragon. From a costume worn for Chinese New Years. Eyes blink
Category
Vintage 1940s Masks
Materials
Paper
Japanese Brocade Noh Costume Kimono Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Noh costume made from magnificent silk twill brocade woven with metallic gold threads circa 1930s
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Majestic Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jar with Dragons, Theater Characters
Located in New York, NY
A Majestic and Large Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Covered Jar with Dragons, Mythological
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Enamel
Wooden Deity Statue, China Ming Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
dragons. The face is really beautifully rendered, as well as the draping of the costume. It is a statue of
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th C French Bronze Candlesticks in the Form of Chinese Figures C 1870
Located in Central England, GB
traditional costume and holding up torchieres which are finished with fluted candle holders with separate
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
H 13.78 in Dm 4.34 in
Mythos and Majesty: A Tapestry of Heraldic Legends Engraved and Framed, ca.1801
Located in Langweer, NL
to costumes, mythological figures, and more.
The images depicted in the engraving include:
1. A
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 13.59 in W 11.62 in D 0.4 in
Magnificent Antique Japanese Woven Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
woven motifs on this kesa feature repetitive roundels dragon and phoenix intermixed with peonies and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Pair of "Chinoiserie" Pelmets, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
necklace. The whole is crowned with a dragon with outstretched wings.
The tieback holders are each
Category
Antique 1870s French Japonisme Curtains and Valances
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Coromandel Eight Panel Chinese Screen
Located in Miami, FL
reverse side unveils another captivating story. Here, children in traditional costumes play amidst
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinoiserie Style Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Chinoiserie costume with an attendant bird of paradise resting on her shoulder. Below is a plinth base finely
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Sevres Porcelain Desktop Correspondence Casket Stationery Box
Located in London, GB
costumed mother and child in a beautiful garden with a gilt and red jeweled border, and the other panels
Category
Antique 1870s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the Film By Peggy Mulloy 2005 Hardcover Book
By David James
Located in North Hollywood, CA
features an all-star Asian cast including Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Koji Yakusho
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Books
Materials
Paper
H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 0.5 in
Royal Vienna Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Circular Side Table
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Austrian costume: the moustached man wears leg warmers, lederhosen, a jacket and tyrolean hat, and the
Category
Antique 1870s Austrian Chinoiserie Gueridon
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Textile
Chinese Silk Lady's Jacket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
When the Qing-dynasty woman who wore this lovely jacket entered a room, people would instantly have recognized her status and rank based on the materials and decoration of her garmen...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles
Materials
Silk
Exceptional Embroidered Japanese Ceremonial Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
A visually striking antique Uchikake Wedding Kimono/Robe for ceremonial occasion, circa end of Meiji to Taisho period 1910s-1930s. This bridal outer garment is of a bright red color ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven brocades. The elaborate motifs feature repetitive hibiscus flowers within framework of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Vintage Japanese Formal Black Silk Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1960s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Silk
Monumental Chinese Serpentine Jade Carved Pagoda Censer, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Chinese serpentine jade carved pagoda censer, early 20th century.
A masterfully carved Chinese serpentine pagoda censer. The base of the tripod censer is set upon lion-he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Serpentine
Antique Japanese Brocade Kesa Monk's Robe Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of shimmering woven brocades. The elaborate motifs feature repetitive Hababishi (four petal flower...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Palatial French Ormolu-Mounted Sevres Porcelain Hand-Painted Vase and Cover
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A palatial french ormolu-mounted Sevres Porcelain hand-painted vase and cover, circa 1838.
This monumental Sevres porcelain vase stands 56" high, and is beautifully hand-painted w...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Japanese Formal Black Silk Kimono with Pheonix Embroidery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese silk Kuro Tomesode Kimono, circa 1950s-1980s. Kuro Tomesode is a dress for married woman for the most formal occasions, equivalent of the evening gowns in the west...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Textiles
Materials
Silk
Framed Japanese Festival Kimono with Tsutshugaki Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival kimono expertly mounted and displayed in a large acrylic shadow box. This impressive ceremonial garment circa late 19th-early 20th century was made from a thick l...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
Rare Ainu Navy Cotton Robe Featuring Wide Appliquéd Geometric Bands, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare Japanese Ainu navy blue cotton robe featuring wide red and white appliquéd bands along the edges with embroidered geometric shapes.
Acquired from an Ainu education center in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Textiles
Materials
Cotton
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H 51.38 in W 53.75 in D 0.08 in
Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Japanese Kimono 'Uchikake' for Wedding, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a kimono called Uchikake which Japanese women wear for wedding ceremony.
It is said that the women wear the white uchikake for the reason of 'they can dyed in any color' and...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Silk
Pair of Antique Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Pottery Granary Jars
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of Chinese green glazed pottery granary jars with bear-shaped legs.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 27.7 - 28.2 C.M. / Width 18.7 - 19.5 C.M.
Co...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Ji Guan Sconce, Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ji Guan Sconce
Antique copper
Hand repoussé
Limited edition
Repousse´ is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The technique originated arou...
Category
2010s Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Copper
Japanese Cloisonné Vases Butterflies & Flowers, 19th Century Meiji Period, Pair
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very decorative pair of cloisonné vases, made in Japan and dating to the 19th Meiji Period, circa 1875.
The vases have a good baluster shape with a circular form. They...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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HAR Vintage Dragon Bracelet & Earrings, 1959, American
By HAR
Located in London, GB
HAR vintage dragon hinged-clamper bangle bracelet and earrings, 1959, New York. The Dragon`s head
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Acrylic
20th Century Bronze Sculpture of a Chinese Warrior
Located in London, GB
decorated costume adorned with mystical dragons and motifs. Suitable for internal and external use.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Statues
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Cantonese Polychromed Porcelain Lamp Monted on Gilt Bronze Base
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
instruments, depicting joyous scenes in a garden with personages on traditional costumes, gilded dragons in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of an Emperor Role, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
, costumed in silk and kinran brocades holding a paper scepter (shaku), the head carved of wood inclusive of
Category
Antique 1780s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
Imperial Cut Silk Velvet and Metal-Thread Kang Carpet
Located in New York, NY
. The entirety is enclosed in a border of fretwork, scrolling lotus blossoms, and confronting dragons
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Textiles
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Early Japanese Takeda Ningyo of a Kabuki Actor in the Role of Kumagai Naozane
Located in New York, NY
story of taking Atsumori’s head, standing upright holding a fan in his left hand, costumed in a green
Category
Antique 1780s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile
H 14 in W 7.25 in D 6 in
Original Antique Theatre Poster by Mucha - Lorenzaccio Starring Sarah Bernhardt
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in London, GB
Bernhardt in costume holding a book with a dagger on her belt as she ponders murder, a snaring dragon above
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
H 80.32 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
Lusterweibchen “Diana” Goddess of the Hunt with Antlers and Metal Work
Located in Wiscasset, ME
are dressed in costume or rich women, sometimes aLucretia representing. Rare variants are male, the so
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Wood
Antique Square Persian Serapi Rug
Located in New York, NY
circled by the beautiful and primitive dragon design vine scrolls. The square shape of this rug presents
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Pair Meissen Dresden Table Salts C1900
Located in London, GB
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The couple dressed in period costume each holding a bowl for your salt, both with beautiful hand
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Antique 1880s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Archangel Michael. Wood. South America, 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
dragon, which is told in the Apocalypse, or against the devil himself and the other fallen angels (as the
Category
Antique 17th Century South American Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
1960s Kenneth J Lane KJL Dragon Necklace Statement Costume Jewelry Mid-Century
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Chain adjustable L: 27 - 31 in.
Dragon pendant L: 9 x W 4.5 in.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
H 9 in W 4.5 in D 0.25 in
Large Chinese Imports Brass Tray Chinese Collector Metal Platter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
designs In the middle there is a scene with 2 soldiers on horses, around there is dragons and different
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Pair of Chinese Cloisonne' Figures
Located in Bronx, NY
enamels. Each Royal is vividly costumed in ceremonial robes patterned with medallions of stylized dragons
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Early 19th Century, Iron Lord of War 'Guan Yu', Art of China
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
red face represents loyalty and righteousness. The green costume is specially designed for him to go
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Other Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
Mason’s Costume of China, an album published in 1800 and based upon a series of watercolours attributed to
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 17.52 in W 21.38 in D 0.99 in
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Dragon Costume For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic dragon costume available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, ormolu and bronze, every dragon costume was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect dragon costume — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Many designers have produced at least one well-made dragon costume over the years, but those crafted by David James and Royal Vienna Porcelain are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Dragon Costume?
Prices for a dragon costume can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $95,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,980.
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