Name/Title
Tradecard, maneuvering the dragonEntry/Object ID
CHSA-07879Scope and Content
Color. Illus. England; London; Cavanders Ltd.: Silver background with 5 Chinese men holding up a green dragon with sticks and manuevering it. See CHSA-07862-07886. Back: "Ancient Chinese No. 18"; "Maneuvering the dragon is a common sport during the festivities connected with the first Chinese month. Am image of a dragon is made with a framework of bamboo hoops covered with cloth and lighted inside. Short poles are fixed to the under side so that it can be elevated above the heads of the men carrying it. Owing to its flexible construction it can be twisted into various shapes.Dimensions
Height
1-1/2 inWidth
2-3/4 in