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Pair Chinese Sancai Glazed Stoneware Guardian Foo Lions, 1960s, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and ferocious pair of Chinese sancai glazed guardian lions, mid 20th century, circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Guardian Lion Charm Ring, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
lion, enclosed by a geometric border and flanked by auspicious ruyi symbols. Also known as a foo dog or
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Chinese Shizi Foo Lion Dogs Solid Marble
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of hand carved Chinese Marble Shizi Foo Lion/Dogs. This pair of statues has great detail and
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Chinese Monumental Carved Wood Guanyin on Lion
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Monumental Carved Polychromed Wood Guan Yin Seated atop Foo Lion Sculpture, the figure's
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Fu Lion Dog Protector
Located in Chicago, IL
This limestone Shizi dog (or Fu-Lion) was probably once one of a pair and may have flanked the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Chinese Pink Quartz Foo Lions on Stands
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese pink quartz foo lions on stands, pair (2), carved from softly colored stone, the foo lions
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Chinese Scholar
s Inkstone with Fu Lion Protector
Located in Chicago, IL
subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only functional, but also
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Stone
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Foo Lions
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual pair of Chinese cloisonné foo lions featuring exaggerated expressions, stylized big cat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,450 / set
Chinese Green Glazed Foo Lions, Near Pair, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming near pair of Chinese green glazed foo lion joss stick holders, late 19th century, China
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Finely Carved Oak Pixiu Form Jardinière Stand
Located in Staffordshire, GB
dragon, the body of a Chinese lion, and the legs of a Qilin. Some including this example are depicted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Oak
Pair of Chinese Umber Glazed Porcelain Foo Lions
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a striking pair of Chinese umber glazed porcelain foo lions situated on similar plinths
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,200 / set
Pair of Old Marble Lion Statues from China
Located in DEVENTER, NL
China
Early 20th century
I am not sure about the origin, could also be from another country then China
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
17th Century Chinese Late Ming Dynasty Stone Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lions have been used by the Chinese as guardians against bad elements since the Han dynasty
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of Vintage Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Lions, 1980s
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of Vintage Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain foo dogs or guardian lions, circa
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rectangular ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Caved Wood Guardian Lions Foo Dogs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of 20th century Chinese carved wood guardian lions, sometimes called foo dogs in the west
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Chinese Mythical Gilt Figure with Lion, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
kingly lion, this elder figure depicts a character from the classic Chinese novel "Romance of the Three
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese 19th Century Pair of Protection Foo Lions
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of protection Foo Lions made of color glazed ceramic. China, XIX century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Chinese Patinated Bronze Fu Lions
Located in Cypress, CA
Decorative matching pair of Chinese patinated bronze seated fu lions. Mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Carved Jade Lion Victory Sculpture 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chinese hand carved victory sculpture depicts lion resting against shield, 20th century
Category
20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Qing Dynasty Chinese Round Porcelain Ginger Jar with Lid Painted with Foo Dog
Located in Prato, Tuscany
called Chinese lions, guardian dogs or stone dogs of the temple. The Dog occupies the eleventh position
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Foo Lion Corbel, Carved and Painted Poplar Wood, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and playful Chinese foo lion or foo dog corbel of carved and polychromed poplar wood
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood, Poplar
Pair of Massive Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Guardian Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of massive Chinese cloisonné enamel guardian lions; each parcel-gilt and finely detailed with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Ancient Chinese Tang Dynasty Stone Lion Stand, 618 AD
Located in London, GB
An ancient Chinese carved limestone stand, dating to China's Tang dynasty, circa 618 - 907 AD
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Chinese Carved and Gilt Foo Lion Temple Box
Located in Austin, TX
A superbly carved foo lion (aka foo dog) surrounded by two cubs, sitting atop deep relief carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Chinese 16/17C Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Flowers Foo Lion
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated large dish from around 1600-1630.
Heavy and larger sized piece with beautiful decoration in turqoise.
Storage box included.
Condition
1 line from rim and som...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
mythical fu lion cubs playing with a brocade ball, a motif that evokes the idiom "may you and your
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Fu Lion with Pearl of Wisdom
Located in Chicago, IL
home in China’s Shanxi province. The lion is sitting on a carved base reflecting the traditional
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese Fu Lion Fantail Vases, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, fu lions are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$1,580 / set
Pair of Chinese Dark Stone Fu Lions, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Believed to be powerful protectors against malevolent spirits, fu lion dogs have stood guard at the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$2,980 / set
Pair of Chinese Bronze Fu Lion Guardians, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These tall bronze Fu lions once guarded the entrance to a grand Chinese home. Also known as shizi
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs or Foo Lions
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Chinese Glazed Terracotta Foo Dogs or Foo Lions.
Stunning nice scale pair of 20th century
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Terracotta
Vintage Chinese Komainu Guardian Lion Foo Dog Blue 19cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage glazed ceramic Komainu statue with a crackle effect, Guardian Lion, or better known as a
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Green Ceramic Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions
Located in Guaynabo, PR
These are two medium size and heavy ceramic Chinese sculptures of foo dogs that are playing with a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Lion Protectors, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Believed to be powerful protectors against malevolent spirits, fu lion dogs have stood guard at the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
A Fine Antique Chinese Jade Carving Of a Lion Dog
Located in London, GB
A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF A LION DOG
19th/ early 20th Century
Carved as a recumbent lion dog
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Pair of Large Scale Carved Stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of large scale, well carved stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions, these are carved out of
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
19th century Chinese bronze cencer with Buddhist lion decoration circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Guardian Lions, Brown Glazed Ceramic, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of small Chinese guardian lions or Foo Dogs made of dark brown glazed ceramic. The lions have
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Desk Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Guardian Lion Figure, Chinese, Bronze Ornament, Buddhist Icon, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique guardian lion figure. A Chinese, bronze Buddhist icon ornament, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Chinese Carved Giltwood Foo Dog Lion Mounts
Located in London, GB
A Pair of C20th Decorative Chinese Carved Giltwood Foo Dog/Lion Mounts. Nicely carved having
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
10th - 12th Century, Song Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Lion Panel
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery lion panel with stand.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Chinese "Wu Nanshi" Zisha / Yixing Clay Foo Lion Censer
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and whimsical censer modeled as a charming foo lion. The figure is well formed, with
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Composition, Crystal
Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Carved Marble Stone Lion/Foo Dog
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of magnificent Chinese Stone Lion Statuary. They are hand carved from marble stone
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Statues
Materials
Stone
Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
headrest features a guardian lion in pursuit of an embroidered ball, a symbol of love and loyalty. A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Headrest with Guardian Lion
Located in Chicago, IL
headrest features a guardian lion in pursuit of an embroidered ball, a symbol of love and loyalty. A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Black Marble Contemporary Facing Foo Dogs Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of contemporary Chinese black marble left and right facing foo dogs guardian lions on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Pair of Chinese Poly-Chromed Fu Lions
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive large Chinese pair of hand painted glazed pottery winged Fu-dogs in walking position
Category
20th Century Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$5,800 / set
Oversized Vintage Chinese Cast Bronze Guardian Lion Foo Dog, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized vintage Chinese cast bronze Guardian Lion Foo Dog proudly balancing both hands atop an
Category
20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Golden Wooden Buddhist Deity, Seated on a Lion, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Golden wood Buddhist deity, seated on a lion, China, late 19th century
Measures: H 31cm, W 24cm, D
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Porcelain Chinese Buddhist Temple Lions or Foo Dogs, circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
depict a pair of Chinese temple Buddhist lions in the classical pose each sitting on a rectangular
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Blue Foo Dog Statues Temple Lion Chinese Porcelain
Located in Poperinge, BE
A charming pair of blue Foo Dog figurines, small temple lions, made of turquoise-glazed Chinese
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Black Vases with Lions Head Sides, China, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Chinese pair of black (dirty) vases.
All-over textural horizontal lines and lions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Foo Dogs Lions on Wood Stands
Located in Queens, NY
A massive pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel foo dogs / lions on wood stands,
circa 1940.
Very
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Early 19th Century Chinese Carved Root Guardian Lion or Foo Dog
Located in New York, NY
This guardian lion or foo dog is carved from a tree root. The root's gnarled, twisted form is put
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Black stone foo dogs Lions 中国古董
Located in London, GB
A very finely carved pair of Chinese foo dogs or Guardian Lions carved in black stone.
Perfect for
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Fine Chinese Pair of Glazed Ceramic Fu Lions, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive Chinese pair of hand molded and hand glazed figures of Fu Lions in a crouching position.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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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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