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Noun Concept
Categories: Japanese folk art, Mythological dogs, Japanese folklore, Lions in art, Mythological lions
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Shisa  shīsā  shiisaa  Shiisar  Shiisā
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Shisa is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Wikipedia
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Shisa is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Wikipedia
IS A
statue
HAS INSTANCE
Tomori Stone Lion
BASED ON
Chinese guardian lions
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Ryukyu Kingdom
INDIGENOUS TO
Okinawa Prefecture
NAMED AFTER
lion
Wikipedia
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Shisa
Wikidata
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shīsā
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shiisaa, Shiisar, Shiisā, Shisaa, Siisaa
Wikidata Alias
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siisaa

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