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Animal Bowl Bronze Cast Multi-Patina from Original Japanese Lion Face
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze casting with several animals around the outside, and with lion in front. Lost wax process
Category

1990s American Anglo-Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
lion, shishi, or foo dog, Taisho to Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan. The charming shishi stands nobly
Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Sadanobu Hasegawa III Japanese Woodblock Print Kagamijishi (Lion Dance)
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and boldly colored Japanese woodblock print by Sadanobu III Hasegawa (1881
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare and Massive Japanese wood sculpture of playful lions, signed, Japan, 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Rare wood Okimono of Shishi Lions, Japan , 19th c This exceptional 19th-century Japanese
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cedar

K18 Japanese Antiques A Silk hanging scroll, Lion painted
Located in Niiza, JP
] 4kg A hanging scroll depicting a pair of Chinese lions. Both the mounting and the painting are in
Category

20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Small Japanese Art Glass Foo Dog / Lion Sculpture / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A small Japanese art glass foo dog / lion sculpture / paperweight, circa 1980s. The piece is in
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Japanese Patinated Bronze Buddhistic Lion Censer 17th/18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese patinated bronze Buddhistic lion censer, exceptionally
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese silk jacket HAORI black with flower and lion pattern
Located in Paris, FR
This is a silk jacket which was made in Japan. It was made in Showa era around 1980s. The haori is
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Silk

Japan, A rare Japanese Kutani figure of Kannon on a Foo Lion, Meiji Period, 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese Kutani Figure: Unveiling Tranquility and Spiritual Power from Meiji Period Japan
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain Scalloped Edge Lions Birds Bowl 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Japanese imari porcelain fruit / serving bowl - round form with scalloped edge, decorated
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Lacquered Shishi-gashira Lion Mask – Edo to Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely crafted traditional Japanese Shishi-gashira (lion head), historically used in ceremonial
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Root-Wood Sculpture of Two Shi Shi Lion Pups
Located in Hudson, NY
with rosewood stand. Must use imagination to see. Collectors kiri-wood box.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Lion And Crocodile On Wooden Base
Located in Southall, GB
A delightful Meiji Period Japanese bronze lion and crocodile on a root wood base. A skilfully hand
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Massive Japanese Meiji Satsuma Temple Jar with ShiShi Lion Finial – Hand-Painted
Located in Media, PA
An impressive and monumental Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase dating from the Meiji period (late
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dog Temple Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Single decorative vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain ShiShi Temple Lion Foo Dog Statue. Expertly
Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Pair of Japanese Hand-Carved Stone Foo Dog / Lion Sculptures / Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Pair of Japanese Hand-Carved Stone Foo Dog / Lion Sculptures / Bookends. A nice pair of
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Stone

Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
reserve. Japan an early and superb pair (2) of mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dogs also known as Komainu
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Patinated Bronze Foo Dog Lion Group Censer
Located in Forney, TX
A large and impressive Japanese Meiji period (1852-1912) patinated bronze guardian lion censer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Asian Sculpture / Okimono with Lion and Crows, Japan, Meiji Era, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
lion, 2 birds (crows or other birds of prey) and 1 snake held in the claws of one of the crows. Japan
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Bronze Sculpture of Roaring Lion vs. Tiger
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Japanese Bronze Sculpture of Roaring Lion vs. Tiger This stunning antique depicts a lion
Category

Early 20th Century Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Tapestry in Beige-Brown Lion Pictorials by Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
of male and female lions in the wild. A subtle artist’s signature in Japanese Kanji is found in the
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Japanese Foo Lion Large Hammered Brass Sculpture/Storage Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1194 Hand hammered brass Japanese Foo Lion sculpture/storage box.
Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1603-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period. (Japanese ``si-si
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Very Large Chinese or Japanese Carved Wooden Fu Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful find from our acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate to find this Art
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Antique 19C Japanese Satsuma Lidded Koro Gosu Blue ENDLESS WAVE LION
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
ust wanted to share this new arrival with you. A Japanese satsuma Koro with Gosu blue. It's a very
Category

Antique 19th Century Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair French Japonisme Gilt Patinated Bronze Marble Tables Gueridons
By Edouard Lievre
Located in London, GB
modelled komainu - a traditional Japanese lion-dog figure associated with protection and the dispelling of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Gueridon

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique 17C Japanese Porcelain Blue White Edo Period Arita Vase Flowers Lion
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice & Beautiful Arita Japanese Porcelain Vase, beaker shape. This is a beautiful 17th-century
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Antique 17th Century Edo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 20th Century Japanese Satsuma Vases with gilded lion head accents
Located in Southall, GB
This pair of Japanese Satsuma vases decorated with a river scene and gilded lion heads on either
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Late 20th Century Asian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Koro with Foo Lion shape Japan 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration. Condition Some usual age signs like ware and the foo lion is
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Lion Wall Plaques
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderfully cast pair of vintage heraldic lions, beautifully detailed and of great size and scale
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a well-preserved lion mask that dates to the 18th century (possibly earlier). Lion masks were
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This another superb example of an Edo Period early 18th century or earlier Lion Mask created for
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Imari Charger
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century Japanese Imari charger featuring a lion-in-nature scene.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Danish Modern Whimsical Ceramic Lion Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A whimsical ceramic lion vase in the style of Lisa Larson can be hung on the wall in great
Category

20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Porcelain Foo Dog Lion Decorative Object or Bookend
Located in New York, NY
century, Japan. Foo dog lions, also known as komainu in Japan, are a symbol of good luck and protection. A
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Bookends

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rare Edo-Meiji Period Bronze Hibachi with Lion Handles
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exceptional pair of bronze hibachi (traditional Japanese braziers) dates back to the Edo
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Great Wood Carving Lion Figurine / 1868-1920 / Rare Item
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
finished with black lacquer. It is a very delicate and beautiful sculpture. The expression of the lion is
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Bronze/Copper Cloisonné Koro Incense Burner with Foo Lion Shape, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th century Condition: Some usual age signs like ware and the foo
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper

Genryusai Seiya Style Stone Jardineiere/Planter - Zoomorphic “Animals” with Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, snarling tiger, wild boar, bison, ape, bear and a lion cast and chiseled in very fine detail throughout
Category

20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Cast Stone

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
with flying birds. The top lid showcase a lion (Shishi in Japanese) centered in a floral border. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Old Chinese stone carved lion typeB /Early 20th century/Garden ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone lion statue made in China, presumably in the 20th century or later, during the
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Statues

Materials

Sandstone

Lacquered Meiji Period Carved Wood Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions on Boulle Stands
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Japanese lacquered wood figures depicting seated Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions in a deep red
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Japan Bronze Foo Dogs
By Neiman Marcus
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly beautiful pair of 1970s vintage bronze foo dogs by Neiman Marcus Japan. Guardian lions
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A Palace Size Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration. This
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

A Japanese Fluted Imari Vase with Mark and Metal Cover, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
jade green lappets centred by gilt shisa (the Japanese variant of Chinese guardian lions), the central
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Incense Burner in Hand-Etched Brass with Komainu, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A signed 'ceremonial' incense burner in hand-edged brass. Decorated with Komainu Japanese for Foo
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Jars

Materials

Brass

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
seed syllable "ah" ("a" in Japanese). The other lion has his ears standing upright, and his mouth
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style
Located in Wembley, GB
Lion Finial, Collectible Oriental Silver, Vintage Japanese Silverware, Japanese Metal Art, Asian
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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Late 19th Century Japanese Kutani Double Gourd Vases
Located in Reepham, GB
decoration with the traditional lion and phoenix Japan, circa 1880.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese mythical lion. This extraordinary piece features a dynamic scene of Shishi leaping amidst waves
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japanese mythical lion. This extraordinary piece features a dynamic scene of Shishi leaping amidst waves
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Edo Style Old Foo Dog in Glazed Ceramic
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Old - possibly antique Japanese Edo style Foo or Lion dog. It is executed in glazed ceramic or
Category

20th Century Asian Edo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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Japanese Lion For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese lion you’re looking for. A Japanese lion — often made from wood, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Japanese lion, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese lion, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles are of considerable interest. Fitz and Floyd, Kabuki Shumei and Lion Products each produced at least one beautiful Japanese lion that is worth considering.

How Much is a Japanese Lion?

A Japanese lion can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,200, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $49,300.