Finely cast in three sections, the Dragon King of the Sea standing on a rock covered with shells and holding a tama (sacred jewel) resting on an uchiwa fan, the wood base carved with chrysanthemums and scrolling karakusa in gilt hiramaki-e.

Note:
This large figure of Ryujin is related to two celebrated sculptural groups, one showing Susano-o and Haneakarutama no Mikoto, the other showing Takenouchi no Sukune and Ryujin, in the Khalili and John R. Young collections respectively. The latter, by Oshima Joun, was made for the second Naikoku Kangyo Hakurankai (National Industrial Exposition) held in 1881. Two sets of drawings by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) are closely related to this group of bronzes.