This Lion dog is in my private collection and a wonderful piece
Japanese history, the cloth body was missing when I got it and would of been of fine silk fabric, it is a restoration project that I will get to some day. To busy with clients restoration projects .The dogs / lions mouth works by going up and down and the ears also flip up and down, It is pretty cool, yes, I have a great time working on Japanese items, I enjoy the culture - just can't eat sushi, rare sea food.
Now you might ask what is my obession with Japanese dolls, pretty simple they have a wonder clock in Japan that is in what I call Doll Town The clock is amazing and I'm in process of building different types of clocks simlair to that clock.
The Clock can be researched as Ningyocho { Tokyo } Tower Clock, I just call it the Doll Town Clock.
Novelty Clocks - Cuckoo Clocks - Japanese Dolls and Music Boxes
Japanese Cuckoo Clocks - Music Boxes
You just get hooked on these clocks, it is a small world out there
This web page is under construction - the whole site is and I will add things as time allows - I'm looking to purchase Cuckoo Clocks from Japan and items such as dolls as well as items marked Occupied Japan or US Zone.
The Clock in above photo has a Calendar Movement - extremely hard to come by - it was made by Tezuka Clock Company LTD. Japan
Remember I'm always looking for documents and old catalogues