Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Each carved and assembled from cypress, with curly manes and tails and well-defined musculature, the shishi with its mouth open uttering the syllable a and the horned koma-inu with its mouth closed uttering the syllable un, the eyes inlaid in copper, with traces of gesso and pigment 24 1/4in (61.6cm), (22in (55.8cm) high
Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th/14th century Each carved and assembled from cypress, with curly manes and tails and well-defined musculature, the shishi with its mouth open uttering the syllable a and the horned koma-inu with its mouth closed uttering the syllable un, the eyes inlaid in copper, with traces of gesso and pigment 24 1/4in (61.6cm), (22in (55.8cm) high
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