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Pair Of Vintage Imperial Lion Statues, Chinese, Bronze, Bookends, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage Imperial Lion statues. A Chinese, bronze decorative ornament or bookends
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair Chinese Export Porcelain Foo Dogs Imperial Lions Republic Period
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Imperial Seated Lions, commonly known in the West as Foo Dogs of good size proportions. First quarter of
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Pair of Large 17th Century Delft Jars
Located in Winter Park, FL
. Traditional octagonal ribbed form with lids surrmounted by imperial lions. Fired at different times, one is a
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Delft and Faience
Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
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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
Pair Large Antique Chinese Stoneware Guardian Lions Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism.
Initially used in imperial Chinese palaces, the lions were
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Large Temple Lion Gilded Bronze Statue Thailand Singha Foo Dog 27cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Heavy and very nice quality statue of an imperial temple lion, or Singha or foo dog, partly gilded
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Guardian Lions Wood Carvings from a Temple Wall
Located in Yonkers, NY
. Born in Imperial China, each of this pair of temple carvings depicts a guardian lion boasting exquisite
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Qing Dynasty Hand-Carved 19th Century Chinese Stone Foo Dog Lion Statue
Located in Yonkers, NY
cub. The name foo dog is actually a mistake made in the west. In reality these imperial Chinese
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Vintage Metal Cloisonné Foo Dog Guardian Lion with Teal and Golden Tones
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage metal cloisonné foo dog guardian lion sculpture from the mid 20th century. We
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Chinese Vintage Metal Cloisonné Foo Dog Guardian Lion with Teal and Golden Tones
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage metal cloisonné Foo Dog guardian lion sculpture from the mid 20th century. We
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
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
Continental Silver and Enamel Calling Card or Cigarette Case, Early 20th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the St. Marks Lion in cobalt and imperial yellow. The Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, 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
Pair of Chinese Hand Carved White Jade Jadeite Foo Dog Sculpture, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
(fu dogs) in Western culture, the Chinese have known them as Imperial Guardian Lions since ancient
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
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
Chinese Qing Dynasty Mid 19th Century Hand-Carved Foo Dog Temple Decoration
Located in Yonkers, NY
reality these imperial Chinese guardians are lions, which were believed to have powerful mythic
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
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
Chinese Jade Foo Dogs, Set of Two
Located in Grythyttan, SE
mythical creatures, also referred to as Chinese Guardian Lions or Imperial Guardian Lions, are not only
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Antique Print of Various Medals of Asia and America by G.L. de Rochemont, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
orders during the Middle Ages. The Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun was instituted by Fatïh Ali
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Prints
Pair of Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Soapstone Seals.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
signatures or signs of approval. The Foo Dog in feng shui is a symbol of protection, known as the Imperial
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Guardian Lions
Located in Seattle, WA
embroidered ball while the female hold an imperial lion cub.
Category
Early 20th Century Garden Ornaments
$3,825
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
Large Italian porcelain pair of Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An imperial guardian lion, also called a Fu Lion or a Foo Dog, and called Shi in Chinese, is a kind
Category
20th Century Italian Statues
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 Noble Pair of 18th Century Foo Dogs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each ceramic Foo Dog also known as Imperial Guardian Lions with turquoise glaze; one a male lion
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Delft and Faience
A Unique Pair of 19th Century Ceramic Foo Dogs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each ceramic Foo Dog also known as “Imperial Guardian Lions” with predominately emerald green glaze
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Unusual Brown Transferware Staffordshire Pitcher, circa 1830s
Located in Essex, MA
, inside and out, including a sheaf of wheat, crown, lion rampant, dolphin, imperial double-headed eagle
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware
Large Pair of Bronze Lionized Shih Tzus Foo Dogs 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
as the Imperial Guardian Lions, the name foo (or fu) dog, is widely used in Western culture, but they
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Hand Carved Jade Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Imperial guard lions, statues similar to these have stood guard at the entrances of Chinese palaces
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade, Marble
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
Chinese Kangxi Pair of Blanc de Chine Buddisth Lions or Foo Dogs, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
known as Rui Shi (`auspicious lions`) or simply Shi (lions). There are various styles of imperial
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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