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Oversized Chinese Ceramic Figures of Foo Lions, Early 20th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Magnificent oversized Chinese glazed pottery guardian statues of Foo Lions.
Each Foo Lion has
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Early 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A blue and white Chinese export porcelain vase from the early 20th century, with dragon décor and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Traditional Chinese Vases with Lid and Cobalt Blue Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Chinese lions, guardian dogs, or temple stone dogs. The Dog occupies the 11th position in the Chinese
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
!
Imperial Lions:
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions, also known as lion dogs or foo dogs in English, are a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
Herend Lidded Vase Foo Dog Chinese Style Vintage Made 1900
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
, the vase's lid is topped with a so-said foo dog which is a Chinese or Imperial guardian lion: They are
Category
Antique Early 1900s Hungarian Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Oriental Green Soapstone Foo Dog
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
soapstone.
Soapstone Jade color temple guardian Asian Chinese foo dog lion.
Great fresh jade lime color
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Late Ming Terracotta Sancai Green Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Dallas, TX
and wear commensurate of age and use.
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions, also known as lion dogs
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Glazed Porcelain Japanese Lion Foo Dog
Located in Antwerp, BE
lion. Foo (Fu) means prosperity and good fortune in Chinese. These guardian dogs, also called temple
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Japonisme Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Asian Tibetan Bronze Kylin Foo Dog Lion Sculptures - a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
/ Chinese foo dogs / guardian lions)
The finely detailed, richly ornamented, masterfully sculpted, large
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Carved Marble Chinese Guardian Lions, Foo Dogs
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of carved marble foo dogs, also known as shishi or Chinese guardian lions, Asian, ca. 1930
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Other Statues
Materials
Marble
Chinese Guardian Lions
Located in Seattle, WA
A male and female pair of Chinese Guardian Lions. The Male has its paw on a representation of an
Category
Early 20th Century Garden Ornaments
$3,825
Chinoiserie Guardian Lion Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
a Chinoiserie "foo dog": also known as a Chinese guardian lion. The base is made of polished bronze.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Foo Dog Table Lamps
Located in Fairfax, VA
Fantastic pair lamps, torques color foo dog or Chinese guardian lions with gold leaf base lamps.
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Buddhist Lion Dogs
Located in Coral Gables, FL
. Traditional Chinese guardian lion dogs, with male resting his paw upon the world and the female restraining a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Pair of Chinese Temple Guardians
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Chinese Temple Guardians by Porfont Chan from Shakwan, China
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Massive Pair of Chinese Stone Guardians
Located in San Francisco, CA
A massive pair of Chinese white granite lions. Figures like these where used to guard important
Category
20th Century Chinese Statues
Pair of Chinese Gilt Wood Temple Guardians
Located in Norwalk, CT
Pair of extremely well carved Guardian figures on
later faux lacquer stands
Category
Chinese Country Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Chinese Carved Marble Imperial Guardian Lions
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Ming style carved grey marble Imperial guardian lions (Foo dogs).
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Stone Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual looking southern Chinese stone guardian with sword. c1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Statues
Materials
Stone
$3,650
Chinese Stone Model of a Guardian Lion, 14th Century
Located in London, GB
A well carved and finely detailed early Ming dinasty (1368-1644) model of a guardian lion of small
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Guardian Warrior
Located in New York, NY
Standing figure in terra cotta
Category
20th Century Chinese Statues
Materials
Terracotta
$1,200
Vintage Pair Chinese Gilt Carved Wood Foo Dog / Guardian Lions Figurines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here are a pair vintage Chinese gilt and carved wood Foo Dog/Guardian Lions figurines
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
Guardian King
Located in New York, NY
Large crowned Warrior King with a wrathful expression, bearing a stupa in his left hand, holding an umbrella with his right. Adorned with armor and flowing scarf.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
$150,000
Weathered Ming Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and interesting carved lacquered and wood guardian figure made in China about 1700 AD
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ming dynasty Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Carved and polychrome wood "seated" statue on a custom steel stand.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Earth spirits, tomb guardians
Located in Winter Park, FL
., and confirmed the dating.
Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 95
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Antique Chinese Foo Guardian Lions circa 1875 on Custom Lucite Stands
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first!
The marvelous sculptural impact of these antique Chinese Foo Lions circa 1875
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Lucite
8th Century Tang Dynasty Guardian Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) guardian figure, also known as a Lokapala.
This magnificent Buddhist
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Fine Antique Wood Guardian Figure Head Ming Dynasty
Located in London, GB
South East Asian Chinese antique wood guardian figure head
The face with glaring eyes and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Painted Pottery Tomb Guardian Figures, Pair/ 6th Century/ Northern Qi Dynas
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
This is a pair of painted pottery tomb guardian figures from the Northern Qi Dynasty in China
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Chinese Bronze Lion Censer
Located in London, GB
Chinese Bronze Lion Censer Temple Guardian.
Censer Guardians are mythological creatures
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$12,500
Early 20th Century Porcelain Chinese Sculpture Foo Dog
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Small porcelain Foo dog, light blue color.
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Monumental 17th C Polychrome and Parcel Gilt Chinese Palace Guards
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pair of Monumental 17th century Polychrome and Parcel Gilt Chinese Palace Guardian Statues, the
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Exceptional Ching Dynasty Head
Located in San Francisco, CA
A life-size head from a Chinese figure of a guardian. In carved wood with gesso and lacquer
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Celadon Foo Dogs, Andrea by Sadek
Located in Cookeville, TN
playful. The other it perched with its front legs atop a ball.
Chinese or imperial guardian lions are a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Celadon
Pair of Late 19th-Century Japanese Carved Granite Dogs of Foo
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
... These animals are in fact Lions! So why do we know them as Dogs? These guardians of Imperial China
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Garden Ornaments
SALE!! Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
these guardians originates from China . The Chinese word for Buddha is Fo, which led to the original
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Silver Leaf
Pair of Foo Dog Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The name given to these guardians originates from China . The Chinese word for Buddha is Fo, which led
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Silver Leaf
$4,000
Pair of Vintage Figures of Chinese Export Turquoise Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Richmond, London
Lovely pair of vintage Chinese guardian or imperial lions or, as more commonly known in the West
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1920s Chinese, Glazed Peking Blue Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
them referred to as Chinese guardian lions, guardian dogs or stone temple dogs".
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Blue Ceramic Guardian Lion
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is a detailed pair of Chinese ceramic guardian lions. The lions are colored a variegated blue
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Guardian Lions on Pedestals, a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of Chinese post-Qing period lacquered and gilt wood guardian lions—commonly known as “Foo
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
A Pair Foo Dogs Guardian Lions
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
A pair of Chinese porcelain foo dogs gardian lions, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Pair of Blanc de Chine Buddisth Lions or Foo Dogs, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
BC. Gradually they were incorporated as guardians of the Chinese Imperial dharm. However, Chinese
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Bronze Foo Dog Figurine Protectors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese 6" inch tall guardian Foo dog protectors. Solid bronze with intricate detailing
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French/Oriental Motif Meiji Period Candlestick Holder
Located in Pasadena, CA
birds in flight and in stalking/hunting pose with what appears to be Fu Dog Chinese the Guardian Dragon
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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Questions About Chinese Guardian
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese guardian lions are called shishi or stone lions. In English, they are colloquially referred to as lion dogs or foo dogs. Shishi are typically made out of stone. On 1stDibs, find your own stone lions from top sellers around the world.