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Ready to Ride
Located in Basalt, CO
favorite subjects combine history and working animals—sled dogs, livestock guardian dogs, and burros.
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alert Wolf (American West, alert, nature, spectrums of color - snow fur)
Located in Basalt, CO
species, sled dogs, livestock guardian dogs, and burros. She now has a team of four or her own sled dogs
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MAITLAND SMITH Verdigris Brass Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions - Pair
By Maitland Smith
Located in Charlotte, NC
protectors, "guardian lions", by Maitland Smith. Verdigris (patinated) brass sculpted statues, one lion
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Thai Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Figyure of Shar Pei Dog - TL Tested
Located in London, GB
deceased on their journey to the next world. The belief was that these guardian dogs would ward off evil
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

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

Pair of Chinese Marble Foo Dogs
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Chinese finely carved solid white marble foo dogs (guardian temple lions), female with
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Vintage Pair Chinese Gilt Carved Wood Foo Dog / Guardian Lions Figurines
Located in San Francisco, CA
holding a mask in the front on each, to their flowing curly mane. Foo dogs/guardian lions symbolize
Category

Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

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 Late 19th-Century Japanese Carved Granite Dogs of Foo
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
as Guardian Lions, Fu Dogs, Dogs of Foo, Rui Shi, Lion Dogs, Komainu, it kind of goes on and on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Garden Ornaments

Japanese Shinto Shrine
Located in San Francisco, CA
is copper and it has all the handsomely carved details of guardian elephants and dogs on the top of
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Models and Miniatures

A Japanese Gilt Metal Mounted Polychrome Lacquer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
vines issuing red peony flowers, the inside doors with prancing shishi guardian lion dogs, the drawers
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Cabinets

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

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

Pair of Vintage Figures of Chinese Export Turquoise Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Richmond, London
, foo dogs. In Chinese they are simply called "Shi", which means "lion". Statues of guardian lions have
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Pair of Alabaster Guardian Foo Dog Lions
Located in Cookeville, TN
An elegant pair of Tibetan guardian foo dogs made of alabaster. Their fierce grins will be a unique
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Animal Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Georges Gori "Guardians" rare version with pink marble art deco
By Georges Gori
Located in Barjols, FR
Impressive sculpture by George Gori. Patinated metal and ivoreen. Known as "The Guardians" or
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Bronze Foo Dogs
Located in Charleston, SC
A wonderful pair of cast bronze Foo dogs or guardian lions. Foo dogs are always created in pairs
Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

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Guardian Dogs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of guardian dogs available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Contemporary examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Guardian dogs available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Kenjiro Kitade produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in ceramic, clay and glaze — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Guardian Dogs?

Guardian dogs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $850, while the lowest priced sells for $300 and the highest can go for as much as $13,880.