Chinese Lion

Kano Seisen'in Osanobu (Japanese, 1796–1846)

first half of the 19th century

Medium/TechniqueOne of a set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

DimensionsImage: 119.1 x 45.6 cm (46 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)

Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection

Accession number11.4335

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ClassificationsPaintings

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Asia

ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum

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