Seal with incised flowers and finial of lion playing with a ball / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2002/2.34
Title: Seal with incised flowers and finial of lion playing with a ball
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Japan (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 4.3 cm x 1.9 cm x 1.7 cm (1 11/16 in. x 3/4 in. x 11/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: seal
Primary Keywords: ivory carvings; lion; miniature (size attribute); sculpture
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; descriptors; form attributes; mammals; objects we use; sculpture by material; size (extent); size by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1048 x 1866
File Size: 260 KB
Record: 2002/2.34
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.34/2002_2.34vw2.jpg

In public portfolios: Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868 (500); lions and dragons (12)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:2002-SL-2.34:2002_2.34VW2.JPG

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Full citation: "Seal with incised flowers and finial of lion playing with a ball; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.34/2002_2.34vw2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.