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Source Description
This lion is called a Chinese lion ("shishi") because it derives from images of lions imported to Japan from China. Lions were not native to Japan, so artists were not able to draw them from life. The artist of the kozuka signed it on the reverse.
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Document identity
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16463
label
Kozuka with Chinese Lion
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object
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Source metadata
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16463
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title
Kozuka with Chinese Lion
description
This lion is called a Chinese lion ("shishi") because it derives from images of lions imported to Japan from China. Lions were not native to Japan, so artists were not able to draw them from life. The artist of the kozuka signed it on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1670-1733 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Yokoya School
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 宗珉; [Translation] Sômin
med
shibuichi, shakudo, gold
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4419
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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photo
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