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A shishi waits for her cub to ascent a steep cliff. In the mythology of the shishi, mothers are said to throw their four day old cubs off a precipitous cliff and then wait for them to reascend. If the cub successfully scales up the cliff once more, they prove themselves as perfected bestial entities.
For a similar impression in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, image no. C0015391, go to: http://webarchives.tnm.jp/imgsearch/show/C0015391
For another impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 21.8792, go to: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/236409/lion-training-cub Post Lot Text This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.
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We have sought to record changes in the condition of this lot acquired after its initial manufacture. - Good impression and colour. - Some small wormholes restored.
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