Buddhist Guardian Lion (Shishi)
The lion symbolizes the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and is regarded as a protector of the Buddhist sacred law. This lion sculpture would have either physically supported a statue of the bodhisattva Monju, or depicted a sacred gem under its paw. Given the size of this lion, it...
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36171
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sculpture
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[From Matsubara, Kyoto temple]; Bunkio Matsuki Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1906; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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11
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_61.182_Fnt_NG_1522.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_61.182_Fnt_NG_1522.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_61.182_Fnt_NG_1522.jpg |
| imageCount | 11 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/61.182 |
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