Japanese netsuke, a Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion, with a ball in its mouth and emerging from a series of different sized balls. Made from stained and carved ivory. Height 2 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. A Shishi Chinese Buddhist lion, with a ball in its mouth and emerging from a series of different sized balls. Made from stained and carved ivory. Height 2 cm, width 4.5 cm.

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Accession Number: O.1-1908
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 935 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 83.55kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:09 21:31:58

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balls Buddhism Buddhist carved Chinese Fitz_AA ivory Japanese lions netsuke shishi stained

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