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Netsuke: Seated komainu guardian lion-dog

ArtistAFTER Nin'ami Dôhachi (Japanese, 1783-1855)
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsH: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.189
Not on View
DescriptionKyoto ware; porcelain with clear glaze and blue underglaze (sometsuke).
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 23, p. 37, Checklist, p. 66, and (det.) p. 74, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).

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