Chinese or imperial guardian lions are a traditional chinese architectural ornament.
Ceramic chinese lion dogs.
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The lions were traditionally carved from marble and granite or cast in iron or bronze.
Known for their protective power chinese guard lions or foo dogs have been used since ancient times to guard the homes and palaces of chinese nobility standing guard for centuries at front gates of the imperial forbidden city of beijing.
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Pair antique vintage chinese primitive wood carved statue foo dogs lions ca 1900.
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A pair of porcelain foo lions or foo dogs decorated in a pleasing combination of green and yellow enamels.
The lions are portrayed seated firmly on their haunches upon a pierced rect.
Chinese foo dogs started as similar massive lion statues that were placed at the entrance to chinese temples as a symbol of wealth and protection.
Outstanding late 19th century pair of chinese green glazed ceramic whimsical foo dogs on later lucite bases.
Designed in the traditional style and hand painted with remarkable precision the statues are available in male and.
Foo dogs differ from traditional lions in that the face of the animal has a mischievous or devilish look.
Typically made of stone they are also known as stone lions or shishi 石獅 shíshī they are known in colloquial english as lion dogs or foo dogs the concept which originated and became popular in chinese buddhism features a pair of highly stylized lions often one male with a ball and one female with.
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A charming pair of chinese porcelain foo dogs in yellow green and brownish purple glazes republic period circa 1930s.
Pair of chinese glazed ceramic foo dogs on lucite bases 19th century.