katabori netsuke

netsuke; katabori netsuke, sculptural netsuke of 3-dimensional figure; carved from wood; figure depicts a guardian lion/foo dog; figure is standing with legs tapering in and four feet touching each other; figure has a big bushy tail; face has large exposed teeth, thick eyebrows; chip of wood missing from left side of snout; body has diamond pattern incised; figure is inked to highlight details;

20785 (ethnology)

20785.13 (ethnology)

M194 (miscellaneous)

Applied Arts and Design