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Shi-Shi Temple Lions



Japanese bronze Shi-Shi Temple Lions on rockery, larger lion with elaborate tail, standing on rocky mountain, smaller cub ascending the mountain, finely detailed musculature, fur and nails, exquisite dark-brown patination with accents of reddish-brown patina.

Age: Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: 13 ½”high x 19” wide
Item No: 37