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DiaporamaIvory netsuke of a shishi, a Buddhist lion
1868
5.0 x 3.0 cm
Freud Museum London
This netsuke is in the shape of a shishi, the Japanese version of the mythical Chinese lion. In China pairs of guardian lions often flag gateways to buildings. They symbolise protectiveness and are also associated with scholarship, which would have appealed to Freud. Images of shishi also featured on decorative arts and were adopted by the Japanese, often in the form of netsuke. A netsuke is a toggle at the end of a cord by which Japanese men would carry personal items such as tobacco pouches and pipes.
ardon bar hama (? – ?)
Ardon Bar-Hama is an Israeli photographer preserving history's treasures through stunning images of libraries, museums & archives. From Freud to Mandela, his work is globally significant.
Freud Museum London (London, United Kingdom)
Explore the former home of Sigmund Freud in London, preserved as it was when he and his family fled Austria in 1938. Discover his life, work & psychoanalytic legacy.
About this artwork
- Title: Ivory netsuke of a shishi, a Buddhist lion
- Artist: ardon bar hama
- Year: 1868
- Original dimensions: 5.0 x 3.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Freud Museum London
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
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