Title: Lion-dog (Shishi)
Object type: Figure
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with incised decoration under celadon glaze (Hizen ware: Hirado type)
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures