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Object Type
Museum number: 1913,0501,0.336
Description: Sketch. Chinese lion beside cliff. Ink on paper. Inscribed.
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Production date: 19thC(late)
Production place: Painted in: Japan
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Dimensions: Height: 33.30 centimetres; Width: 22.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Mounted with 1913,0501,0.337; Asahi 1996 「五月廿三日」の年記と、「皆失災滅」（あらゆる病と災いが去りますようにの意）の文字がある。抑揚が強く乾いた速筆、ほとんど人間の表情のような獅子の顔に集約された看過すべからざる力など、その様式は一連の「日新除魔」に特徴的なものである。（竹内美砂子（名古屋市博物館））
Bibliographic references: Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan Vol 1 / Hizo Ukiyo-e taikan (40 (b/w)); Asahi 1996 / Daiei-Hakubutsukan Nikuhitsu Ukiyo-e Meihinten (Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e Painting from the British Museum) (115)
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition date: 1913
Acquisition notes: The collection of Japanese and Chinese paintings belonging to Arthur Morrison was purchased by Sir William Gwynne-Evans, who presented it to the British Museum in 1913.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1913,0501,0.336
Additional IDs: Asia painting number: Jap.Ptg.1469 (Japanese Painting Number)
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