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Granite Chinese Foo Dogs, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a pair of antique granite Chinese Foo Dogs. Also known as Chinese "Guardian lions," foo
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Japonisme Statues
Materials
Granite
Pair of Chinese Mythological Painted Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the 1970s just as China was beginning its ascent as a global economic force, this pair
Category
20th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Brass
Chinese Jade Foo Dogs, Set of Two
Located in Grythyttan, SE
lions, are iconic symbols of protection and strength in Chinese culture. Traditionally depicted in pairs
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Fine Antique Bronze Foo Lion / Dog, Pair
Located in Wilton, CT
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Chinese guardian lions, or Foo Dogs, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament, thought to protect
Category
Vintage 1920s Tibetan Tibetan Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Glazed Pottery Foo Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese pottery foo dogs or lions glazed in vibrant green, with blue, yellow
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
Antique Pair of Tibetan Enamel Jeweled Foo Lions / Dogs Snuff Bottles
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Tibetan enamel jeweled Foo lions/dogs snuff bottles
This detailed mythical
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
19th c. Qing Dynasty Carved Blue Polychrome Wood Pack Saddle Element with Lions
Located in Morristown, NJ
, depicting two lions holding a wreath and mounted on pivoting brackets. Fittingly lions were used as they
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion
Located in Austin, TX
A copper repousse head of a Tibetan snow lion.
In Tibetan mythology, the snow lion is a creature
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tibetan Sculptures
Unique Pair of Decorative Foo Dogs Temple Lion Bookends Marble Sculptures
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair of green colored marble foo dogs sculptures, book ends or decorative objects. Nice addition to any room.
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Unique Pair of Decorative Foo Dogs Temple Lion Bookends Marble Sculptures
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage, pink raw marble ceramic foo dogs, circa 1970s. Excellent condition and patina; makes a fun decor item in any room!
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Turquoise Foo Dog Figurines - a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Lion Statuary. They are hand made and
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Stone Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
entrance to a Qing-dynasty home in China’s Shanxi province. These sculptural lion dogs or Shizi are symbols
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Turquoise Foo Dog Figurines - a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Lion Statuary are hand made and hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Black Qing Dynasty Carved Dragon and Lion Foo Dogs Armchairs, circa 1870
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
solid elm ebonised dragon and Lion Foo dog throne armchairs
A really rare an expertly hand carved
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs on Plinths
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a handsome pair of vintage Chinese ceramic foo lions hand-painted in traditional green and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Pair 1960s Mont Asian Gilt Foo Dogs Table Lamps Singha Lion Chinoiserie Gold
By James Mont
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
is a weighty 5kg!
The foo dog is a Chinese dog that represents power and protection.
In English
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Chinese Metal Cooper Foo Dog Bookends, a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
Eastern culture blends with timeless style in this unique set of heavy-weight cooper Chinese guardian
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chippendale Bookends
Materials
Copper
Chinese Export Early 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragons
Located in Atlanta, GA
lion, this Chinese export early 20th century blue and white porcelain vase will bring an undeniable
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs good detail, Qing 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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
Chinese Qing Dynasty Mid 19th Century Hand-Carved Foo Dog Temple Decoration
Located in Yonkers, NY
mounted on custom base. Created in China during the 1850s, this foo dog sculpture features a lion sitting
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
China Qing Dynasty 18th Century Reclining Foo Dog Carved in White Nephrite Jade
Located in Miami, FL
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Guardian Lions The Foo Dog or Pho Dog, is a traditional chinese architectural ornament. typically made of
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Vintage Magnificent Large Pair of Cast Bronze Medici Lions, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
of the traditional Chinese guardian lions became standardized during the Ming dynasty to feature a
Category
Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Stone with Fine Detail Qing 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Stone
Vintage Turquoise and Green Glaze Ceramic Japanese Komainu or Lion Dogs, a Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Chinese Guardian Lions, often erroneously called Foo Dogs in English, and the original source of these is
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Pair of Carved Stone Foo Dogs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of foo or Fu dogs carved from jade stone. Also known as Chinese foo dogs, Chinese temple dogs
Category
20th Century Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of 20th Century Carved Marble Foo Dogs
Located in Stamford, CT
from happening to the family. Foo Dogs are fantasy lions in Chinese mythology always a pair and always
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Statues
Materials
Marble
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
Pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif Urns, 20th Century
By Maitland Smith
Located in Savannah, GA
Large pair of Maitland Smith Decorative Asian Motif urns with lion head handles. Chinese porcelain
Category
20th Century Philippine Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Petite Japanese Cast Iron Guardian Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
guardian dogs brings their protective power into the home.
A Japanese variation of Chinese fu lion dogs
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Blue and White Delft Large Lidded Baluster Vase
By Delft
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
, dish-shaped lid is topped with a hand-painted 'foo dog', or Imperial Chinese guardian lion, and four
Category
20th Century Dutch Vases
Materials
Earthenware
East Asian Style Wooden Display Cabinet with Gilt Bronze Mounts
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in London, GB
(Chinese guardian lion).
Below, the cabinet body has been divided into four compartments. The top left
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Carved Marble Lions
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of carved marble lions, inspired by a model by Bertel Thorvaldsen, one lion awake, one
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Revival Statues
Materials
Marble
$4,500 / set
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
Red lacquered Chinese lion lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of red lacquered composition lamps in the form of Chinese lions
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Pair of China Lions, Kangxi Period
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of Buddhist lions said “shi-shi” in enamelled biscuit with “Harlequin” colors (yellow, green
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pair of Bronze Chinese Lions
Located in London, GB
Pair of Chinese Verdigris Bronze Lions - probably from Shanghai .
Category
20th Century Chinese Statues
Materials
Bronze
A pair of Chinese lion dogs (Shishi) on carved wood bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese, green, burgundy and yellow lion dogs or Shishi, on carved wood bases. The male
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Brass Chinese Lion Door Knockers or Towel Rings
Located in SOMIS, CA
symbols of good fortune. Embossed Chinese characters flanking the bats translate to "Good Luck and
Category
20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Bamboo Root Lions
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Chinese lions completely hand carved out of solid bamboo root. They would make excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bamboo
$1,554 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese porcelain Wucai lamps with Chinese lion paintings, circa 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Bronze China Censer
Located in Liverpool, GB
heads with two Chinese lions on the sides and a dragon on the top of the lid. Genre scenes on the body
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Bronze
English Solid Agate Teapot
Located in New York, NY
A rare and fine English solid agate pectin shell molded teapot with Chinese lion finial
Category
English Pottery
Materials
Pottery
A Rare English Solid Agate Pottery Teapot
Located in New York, NY
A rare English solid agate pottery teapot on three lion's head and paw feet, Chinese lion finial
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
English Solid Agate Covered Milk Jug
Located in New York, NY
A rare English solid agate pottery covered milk jug on three lion's head and paw feet and Chinese
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Ceramic Latticework Lamps
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant pair of mid-century Italian glazed ceramic lamps with stylized Chinese lions and rings
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
English Solid Agate Covered Milk Jug
Located in New York, NY
, Chinese lion finial
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery
Materials
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 Staffordshire English pottery agateware pitcher with cover circa 1760
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
lead glazed on an earthware body.
The cover finial is a press moulded Chinese lion. The press moulded
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery
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
Ancient Chinese Carved Stone Lion
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Qing Dynasty period dates from 1644 to 1911, rare color carved stone in black in the form of a lion
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese Temple Lions
Located in Great Barrington, MA
OK, so I lied. These are a near pair or possibly made in the same manufactory but with slight differences. They are porcelain and not pottery.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese 3-Color Glazed Buddhist Lions
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese 3-color (sancai) Glazed Buddhist Lions. The Female Guarding her Cub and the Male Guarding
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Statues
A Chinese Hand Carved Granite Lion
Located in San Francisco, CA
The protective and yet playful growl of the seated lion with tail wrapped against its body and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Statues
Pair of Chinese Hardwood Fu Lions
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century pair of Chinese hardwood fu lions of superb quality.
The 'Fu Lions' or 'Dogs
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
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- 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.
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