Figure of a shishi, or lion dog
Details
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Title
Figure of a shishi, or lion dog
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Artist/maker
possibly Kakiemon workshops (established mid-17th century) (potter) -
Associated place
Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)Arita kiln-sites (possible; Aka-e machi) (place of creation)Europe (original location) -
Date
late 17th century
Edo Period (1600 - 1868) -
Material and technique
porcelain, probably mould-made, with hand-modelled details, and polychrome overglaze enamels
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
20.3 x 18.3 x 10 cm max. (height x width x depth)
width at base 20.3 x 15.2 x 10 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1978.663.b
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Glossary of terms
porcelain
Further reading
Impey, Oliver, Japanese Export Porcelain: Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2002), no. 185 on p. 135, illus. p. 135
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