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JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH-19TH CENTURY)
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A PAIR OF WOOD SCULPTURES OF LIONS
JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH-19TH CENTURY)
Carved from wood in the form of lions sitting symmetrically on platforms, each of rigid style and closed mouth, with straight manes and pronoucned backbones, painted in black on manes, eyes and tail tip with the rest in terracota color, one with deep navel
24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high each approx.
JOSEON DYNASTY (16TH-19TH CENTURY)
Carved from wood in the form of lions sitting symmetrically on platforms, each of rigid style and closed mouth, with straight manes and pronoucned backbones, painted in black on manes, eyes and tail tip with the rest in terracota color, one with deep navel
24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high each approx.
Literature
Miho Museum, Shishi and Komainu: Mythical Beasts from Far Way (Kyoto: Seigensha Art Pbulishing, Inc., 2014). exh. cat. pp. 199.
Exhibited
'Shishi and Komainu: Mythical Beasts from Far Way', Miho Museum, Shigaraki, 2 September-14 December 2014
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department