Netsuke: Shishi lion recumbent on a pillow
Netsuke: Shishi lion recumbent on a pillow
Place of OriginJapan
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsH: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.181
Not on View
DescriptionBlack and white seated shi shi. Hirado ware; porcelain with clear, gray, and bisque glazes.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Checklist, p. 60, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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