On View In:
Gallery 239
Artist:   Kazuya  
Title:   Lion Dancer  
Date:   Meiji period  
Medium:   Wood and lacquer with gold  
Dimensions:   1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 5/8in. (4 x 3 x 1.6cm)  
Credit Line:   Bequest of Walter Lane Barksdale  
Location:   Gallery 239  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Kazuya  
Role:   Maker  
Nationality:   Japanese  
Life Dates:   Japanese, active late 19th century  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Tag; Signature lender's tag, threaded through holes on back; signature, below pant leg near proper right foot  
Classification:   Sculpture  
Physical Description:   grinning figure with furrowed brow grasping its long red hair in both hands, wearing elaborate brocaded costume in red, black and gold  
Creation Place:   Asia, Japan, , ,  
Accession #:   98.105.31  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts