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Two shishi, or lion dogs, and their young beneath a waterfall
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Description
The pairing of shishi and peonies is a traditional one in Japanese art. The shishi was a Buddhist symbol of power and protection, and considered the ‘king of the animals’; the peony, a symbol of wealth and good fortune, was considered the ‘queen of the flowers’, so the two motifs were fitting and auspicious companions. A variety of stitches and threads is used to create different textures for the animals and mountain scenery. (Exhibition number 5)
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (probable place of creation)Europe (original location)
- Date
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late 19th century - early 20th century
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
- Material and technique
- silk, embroidered with coloured silk, flat silk (partly applied over paper padding), and paper-backed gold foil wrapped around a silk or cotton core; silk border, dyed dark-brown
- Dimensions
- 231.5 x 157 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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organic › animal › animal product › silk,processed material › metal › gold,
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dyed,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum.
- Accession no.
- LI1956.23
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 9 November 2012-27 January 2013, Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan, Clare Pollard, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 5 p. 94, illus. pp. 54, 86-87, & 94
Past Exhibition
see (1)-
Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)
Location
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- returned to owner
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