Title: Chinese Lion (Shishi)
Object type: Netsuke
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); L. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Lions