Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Painting of a foreign envoy with a lion. China, 15th century [1450×1580] by MunakataSennin
MunakataSennin on March 3, 2026 5:14 am [Museum](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2014-3032-1)
_the_fisher_king_ on March 3, 2026 5:34 am Obsessed with how people can never seem to get lions to look right. They always look like balding old men at best, no matter the culture
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[Museum](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2014-3032-1)
Lion appears to be high as a kite
Was there a lion with a dark mane? Or artistic license?
Made sure to get the cats balls in there lol
Obsessed with how people can never seem to get lions to look right. They always look like balding old men at best, no matter the culture