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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Shishi or foo lion
Date Made:19th century
Type:Netsuke/Inro/Ojima
Materials:Boxwood
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 1 5/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 in; 3.3 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  No inscription.
Accession Number:  MH 1991.4.15
Credit Line:Bequest of Helene Brosseau Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Netsuke. Lion with ball in mouth and holding a bigger ball in front of its belly.

Tags:
animals; humor

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1991.4.15

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