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Museum Accession No.: EA1978.662 Catalogue No.: 187 Object type: Figure of shishi Kiln/Location: Kakiemon style, Arita Period/Date: c. 1680 Dimensions: H. 12.7 cm Provenance: Reitlinger gift Description: Figure of shishi in sitting position without plinth. Early Kakiemon style strong red, yellow and blue enamels. Body decorated with yellow and blue spots, underside with pale yellow glaze. Mane blue. Tongue, nostrils and lips picked out in red, tops of ears and upper jaw decorated with fine red dots. Tail missing. Exhibited: Similar Example: Illustrated: Impey, 1986, no. 4., fig. 15	Main View
	Detail of Decoration

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