Imari Vase and Cover

anoniemca. 1775 - ca. 1824

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

This lidded vase is decorated with shishi (Buddhist lions) amid peonies in bloom. Shishi are mythological animals, which in their male and female form often guard the entrances of temples in China and Japan. The knob on the cover is shaped like a shishi on a rock.

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Title: Imari Vase and Cover
Creator: anoniem
Date Created: ca. 1775 - ca. 1824
Physical Dimensions: porselein
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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