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Netsuke: lion (shishi) in red, gold and black

Netsuke: lion (shishi) in red, gold and black

Place of OriginJapan
Datemid 18th century
DimensionsH: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Mediumlacquer
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.78A
Not on View
Published ReferencesLois, George, George Lois and His Creation of the Big Idea, New York, Assouline, 2008, repr. (col.) no. 35, repr. (col.) back cover.Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 29, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).

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