shishin.
/ˈʃiʃi/ A lion, spec. as a decorative motif on Japanese porcelain.
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1970 Ashmolean Mus. Rep. Visitors 1969 48 Saucer, with two shishi in Kakiemon enamels.
1976 Daily Tel. 20 July 12/3 The interior is enamelled in iron-red, blue, turquoise and yellow with a shishi beneath a spray of peony.
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