Netsuke: crouching shishi lion on a lotus pedestal
Netsuke: crouching shishi lion on a lotus pedestal
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsH: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.69
Not on View
DescriptionWhite Hirado Shi-Shi on large celadon lotus leaf dark brown glaze. Hirado ware; white porcelain with clear, blue, celadon and brown glazes.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art,Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 2, p. 25, p. 10, and Checklist, p. 57, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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