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Japan Large Antique Stone Joyful Temple Lion, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a tall early antique stone temple mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dog Lion also known as Komainu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Two Chinese Guardian Lions in Bronze, Iron, Early 20th Century
Located in Lomita, CA
Two Asiatic Lions -- foo dogs protect the premises in an assembled pair. The smaller female lion
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Japanese Antique wood burl sculpture, lion dog display stand wabi sabi art piece
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tree root display stand (Dai), made from antique wood burl, which looks like a lion dog / Komainu
Category
20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Burl
Ancient Chinese Tang Marble Lion Guardian, Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
China a fine hand-carved standing figure of a foo dog lion guardian, marble, Tang Dynasty, (618-907
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Japanese Old Signed Hand Carved Netsuke Lion Dog Shi Shi, Boxwood Gem
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our Japanese Acquisitions Travels
A boxwood gem, signed
Classic shi- shi foo dog lion
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Brush Pot or Bitong Porcelain, Hand Painted with Three Lion Dogs
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
of different colors and shades depicting three different Lion Dogs or Foo Dogs playing with balls
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Large Chinese Porcelain Temple Ginger Jars
Located in Rio Vista, CA
, bats, and gilt longevity characters. Matching domed lids feature lion or foo dog form finials.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar or temple jar. Features hand-painted foo
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Urns with Lids on Stands
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A decorative pair of blue and white hand-painted porcelain urns with foo dogs/lions finials on lids
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Chinese Republic Porcelain Qing Style Painted Vase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
flowers. Foo dog guardian lion handles on each side.
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Ancient Pair of Wooden Pho Dogs, China Ming Dynasty
Located in Roma, IT
, these decorations are also known as stone lions or "shishi". Foo dogs that are placed inside or outside
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Early 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragons
Located in Atlanta, GA
foo dog finial. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this blue and white vase
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Murano Blue Art Glass Bowl attribute to Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
ashtray. Bowl measures: 2.5" height x 5.5" diameter.
Pair of blue lion foo dogs in images, search
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Chinese Light Green Incense Burner
Located in New York, NY
burner has animal foo dog or lion hand carved design, loop handles, three foot/paw base and lid. Size
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Lidded Open Work Ginger Jars
Located in Brea, CA
shaped lid has a bronze foo dog or lion finial handle on top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Decorative Baluster Spice Jars, Porcelain, Vase, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
application
Faceted lids feature foo dogs or imperial guardian lions
An attractive pair of decorative
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Big Bronze Planter
Located in South Burlington, VT
and beautiful hand cast bronze Usubata or flower planter Haineke with dramatic "Foo dog Lions Komainu
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Rare Mason
s Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in Bandana Pattern, circa 1840
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
chinoiserie influenced "BANDANA" pattern, showing Foo or Lion Dogs among clouds, all in bold colorful enamels
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Pitchers
Materials
Ironstone
Chinese Export Porcelain Temple Vase and Lid Blue and White Hand Painted, 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
four foo dog/ lion dog mask handles at the shoulders and complete with its original lid which has
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Bowl Finely Hand Painted Edo Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
, trees, rocks and with two cranes, one stood on the ground and the other in flight. foo or lion dogs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Mason
s Ironstone Tureen
Lid
Stand in Gold Posies Pattern, Ca 1820
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
handles either side with the lid having a foo dog /lion handle to the top. The stand or base plate is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Ancient Chinese Buddhist "Dragon" Offering Jar 900 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is an ancient Chinese Buddhist Lotus Jar with an applied writhing dragon on its base and a foo
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Antique Chinese Architectural Ornament Fish Roof Tile Figure Statues
Located in Forney, TX
as Foo Dogs - Guardian Lions that adorn roof edges of Chinese religious temples, official buildings
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint, Earthenware
Georgian Mason
s Ironstone Tureen and Lid and Stand Japan Basket Pattern, C 1820
By Mason
s Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
handles either side with the lid having a foo dog /lion handle to the top. The stand or base plate is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Pair Antique Chinese Sancai Architectural Roof Tiles
Located in Forney, TX
decorate your home or office, or even outdoors in place of guardian foo dog lions, or as a fun and fanciful
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
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
Porcelain Foo Lions
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic pair of glazed white foo lions- probably Italian with ruby red tongues.
Category
Unknown Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,200
Samarkand Foo Lion Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chinese folk art rug with foo lion motif.
Category
20th Century Uzbek More Carpets
$5,800
Ming Roof Tile Foo Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive large foo lion, green glazed body with applied decoration in black and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Statues
Materials
Stoneware
$4,500
Pair Bronze Foo Lion Statues
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of bronze foo lion statues with black wooden stands. The lions would stand guard at the
Category
Antique 19th Century Nepalese Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ceramic Guanyin And Foo Lion Circa 1900
Located in Kensington, MD
A Late Nineteenth Century Chinese Guanyin seated on a foo lion.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Foo Lion Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of foo lion form cream colored lamps with brown silk shades
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Foo Lion Censors
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Exceptional pair of small chinese cloisonne enamel censors highly stylized as mythical temple "Foo
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Pair of Qing Dynasty Ceramic Foo Lions
Located in Santa Fe, NM
A pair of ceramic tiles in the form of foo lions resting on their haunches. Leaf green and ochre
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
$8,500 / set
Monumental Chinese Porcelain Punch Bowl with Foo Lion Decoration
Located in San Antonio, TX
with foo lion decoration. Signed on bottom.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Lion Censers
Located in Summerland, CA
Fantastic pair of Chinese Foo Lions. Beautifully bronze cast with superb details and expressions
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Antique 19th Century or Earlier Chinese Carved Foo Lion Shelf
Located in Concord, MA
This piece is made from and early (18th or 19th century) architectural element in the form of a Foo
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Large Antique 19th Century Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Foo Lion
Located in Concord, MA
Excellent antique Chinese soapstone carving of a foo lion, with a litter of pups, 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Kuang Hsu period Hand Painted Foo Lion vases, China C.1875
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of small glazed vessels with hand painted foo lions on the front from Kuang Hsu period China c
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Moulded Miniature Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figurine of a Foo Lion Kangxi
Located in Brussels, BE
Moulded miniature figurine of a foo lion in Blanc de chine porcelain.
Provenance: China.
Period
Category
Antique Early 1700s Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Foo Lion Roof Tile
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive foo dog, female with paw on pup, very detailed with applied flowers, bushy
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Architectural Elements
Materials
Turquoise
Pair Bronze Shishi Foo Lion Figures
Located in Sarasota, FL
These Lions would "Stand Guard" at the Palace front. Eyes inset with rose quartz. Colored glass
Category
Antique 19th Century Nepalese Sculptures
Ming Dynasty Carved Stone Foo Lion
Located in Woodbury, CT
The ferocious beast sits on an integral 2-tier base, upon his (or hers) hind legs while his (or hers) front legs extend.
Chisel marks obvious on bottom.
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Pair of Large Chinese Antlered Foo Lions or Qilins
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An unusual pair of Sancai glazed standing foos, winged and antlered in the manner of qilins, their
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Lacquer Box or Tea Chest with Opposing Foo Lion Decoration
Located in San Antonio, TX
is hinged with handles and painted foo dog decoration on the top and front of the piece. The piece
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pair of Chinese Porcelain Lamps with Foo Lion Handles
Located in San Antonio, TX
This beautifully detailed pair of antique lamps are in a white and orange coloration and feature lovely scenes on both sides including figures holding court, birds and butterflies, c...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Iron Foo Dog or Lion Censer, circa 1900
Located in Summerland, CA
Fierce and impressive Japanese Foo Lion holding a censer ball. It is made of cast iron, signed
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Chinese Foo Guardian Lions circa 1875 on Custom Lucite Stands
Located in Houston, TX
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The marvelous sculptural impact of these antique Chinese Foo Lions circa 1875
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Lucite
Anamese Covered Jar
Located in Washington, DC
, three applied Foo Lion faces holding a ring in each mouth and a Foo Lion atop the domed cover.
Category
Antique 19th Century Vietnamese Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$14,000
Chinese Joss Stick Holder
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Foo lion glazed pottery joss stick holder.
Great for a candle.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Candle Holders
CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER BOX
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Standing on four carved and gilt wooden "foo lion" feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte and Leaf and Flower Motif Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese porcelain famille verte and leaf motif vases with various flower blossoms and foo
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Baluster Form Chinese Ceramic Vases.
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of baluster form chinese ceramic vases with blue and white Fu Lion / Foo Lion decorations
Category
20th Century Chinese Other Vases
Superb Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
with Foo lion handles and finials. Intricately painted with raised enamel colors of flowers
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Qing Dynasty Period Reticulated Porcelain Vases 19C
Located in New York, NY
Each depicting nine lohans on either side,. One side riding a tiger and the other side a foo lion
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair Of Japanese Warrior Crackle Ware Hand Painted Vases, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
foo lions. Each piece is signed on the underside and have slight variances.
Hand-painted in purple
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Attributed to Escalier de Cristal Bronze Chinoiserie/ Japonisme Candle Holders
By Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, NY
unusual doble headed masks of Foo lions on top.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
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Foo Lion For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic foo lion available at 1stDibs. A foo lion — often made from ceramic, metal and stone — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer foo lion, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A foo lion, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art or Hollywood Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one foo lion that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alexander Backer produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Foo Lion?
The average selling price for a foo lion at 1stDibs is $2,174, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $50,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Foo Lion
- Is a foo dog a lion?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, foo dogs are lions. Foo dogs are believed to be Chinese guardian lions and are typically made of stone. Foo dogs are often displayed in pairs outside of entrances to act as guardians for the home. Shop a selection of foo dogs on 1stDibs.
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