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Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares18th century

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Small ivory netsuke of a crouching shishi lion-dog with swirling curls and a shell-like form on its back, cream with dark brown patina in carved grooves
Ivory netsuke of a shishi (lion-dog) in a compact, crouching pose, with finely incised curling mane, open mouth, and detailed striations throughout, yellowed with age patina against a dark background.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 in. (5.4 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.270
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Takamado no Miya Hisako. Kogiroku. Heisei 24nendo. Kananmachi (Osakafu): Osaka geijutsu daigaku, 2013.