Lion dance
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
A woman in profile, bust-length, wears a pale blue-grey floral kimono with a large pale patterned obi bow and a white obi-jime cord, her black hair swept into a high traditional coiffure with white floral hairpins and a decorative comb. Behind her right shoulder rises a carved shishi (lion-dance) mask with a brown face, bared teeth, and a shaggy white mane, attached to pale blue drapery. The palette is muted—soft greys, blues, and white—against a flat grey background, with the artist's signature and red seal at upper right and an edition number (20/420) at lower left.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Lion dance was created by Shimura Tatsumi (志村立美).
Lion dance depicts animals.