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Imari Vase and Cover
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineImari Vase and Cover. c. 1775 - c. 1824. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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