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Lion Dog (Shi-shi 獅子)
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Lion Dog (Shi-shi 獅子)

Artist Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定) (Japanese, 1915 - 2001)
Place of OriginTokyo, Japan
Date1971
Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Mediumivory with black coral
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2023.28
Not on View
DescriptionCarved ivory with inlaid black coral
Image Not Available for Sharaku Big Head Portrait of Danjurō V (Sharaku no Ōkubi, Godai Danjūrō 写楽の大首、五代団十郎)
Sharaku Big Head Portrait of Danjurō V (Sharaku no Ōkubi, Godai Danjūrō 写楽の大首、五代団十郎)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1968
Image Not Available for Plover (Chidori 千鳥)
Plover (Chidori 千鳥)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1955
Rabbit-shaped Incense Burner
Rabbit-shaped Incense Burner
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
about 1970
Water Buffalo (Suigyū 水牛)
Water Buffalo (Suigyū 水牛)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
about 1960s
Image Not Available for Nesting Red-crowned Crane (Tanchō 丹頂)
Nesting Red-crowned Crane (Tanchō 丹頂)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1974
Image Not Available for Goose in Flight
Goose in Flight
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1973
Image Not Available for Bunraku 文楽 Puppet
Bunraku 文楽 Puppet
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1963
Image Not Available for Mythical bird
Mythical bird
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1970
Image Not Available for Head of a Hornbill
Head of a Hornbill
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1981
Kabuki Character Gonta from Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura 義経千本桜)
Kabuki Character Gonta from Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees (Yoshitsune senbon zakura 義経千本桜)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1955
Image Not Available for Crow Tengu holding a Long-nosed Tengu Mask
Crow Tengu holding a Long-nosed Tengu Mask
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
about 1960s
Seated Merchant holding a Long-nosed Tengu Mask with Tobacco Pouch
Seated Merchant holding a Long-nosed Tengu Mask with Tobacco Pouch
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
about 1950

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