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Antique Chinese Qing Green Glazed Foo Dog Lion Joss Stick Incense Holder Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, exceptionally executed small sculptural form, modeled as a foo dog / guardian lion, with bulging eyes, mouth
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
Chinese Foo-Dog, 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
known as komainu, shishi. They are a mythical, lion-like creature that symbolize prosperity, success
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,722
Antique Foo Dog in Jade - China - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
as stone lions or "shishi".
Foo dogs that are placed inside or outside a building are meant to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
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
Pair of Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous mirrored pair of Kutani foo dog shishi / Buddhist temple guardian lions, hand-crafted in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Japanese Wood "Shikami" Mask, Noh Theater, Late 1970s
Located in New York, NY
) used today. Shishi is a legendary lion-like animal regarded as sacred, and in some cases, a symbol of
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Masks
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Late Ming Terracotta Sancai Green Glazed Foo Dogs
Located in Dallas, TX
, they are also known as stone lions or shishi. The concept, which originated and became popular in
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Traditional Chinese Vases with Lid and Cobalt Blue Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
; in China are called shi, which means "lion" or shishi, which means "stone lion". They resemble both
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dinasty Pair of Chinese Vases with Lid
Located in Prato, Tuscany
called shi, which means "lion" or shishi, which means "stone lion". They resemble both the Chow breed and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
China Qing Dynasty 18th Century Reclining Foo Dog Carved in White Nephrite Jade
Located in Miami, FL
stone or jade, these decorations are also known as stone lions or "shishi". These statues, have
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
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
Writing Box with Shishi Lions
By Mikami Yokodo
Located in New York, NY
an ancient Chinese origin. The legendary shishi lions were called the "king of hundred animals" and
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Lacquer
Bronze Figure of Standing Shishi Lion Dog Koro Incensor
Located in Monterey, CA
This lion dog is an incensor, where incense was inserted and burned inside. There is a door that
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 18th century Japanese Imari with Lid
Located in London, GB
background.
Beautiful lid with a Kara-Shishi lion on top of a rock
Condition: overall very good but a
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Ceramics
Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture
Located in MILANO, IT
An unusual wood okimono of a karashishi with tama finely carved. Signed under the tama.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
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
A pair of Chinese lion dogs (Shishi) on carved wood bases
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese, green, burgundy and yellow lion dogs or Shishi, on carved wood bases. The male
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Carved Wood Lion Dog
Located in Seattle, WA
A fine Japanese architectural carving in the form of a shishi, or lion dog. Carved from the exposed
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese Lion Dog Architectural Carving
Located in Seattle, WA
Large Japanese architectural carving in the form of a shishi, or lion dog. Carved from the exposed
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Japanese Cast Bronze Lion Dog Censer
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese bronze casting of a lion dog, (shishi), protectively curled around a flaming pearl of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Celadon Foo Dogs, Andrea by Sadek
Located in Cookeville, TN
shishi. They are informally known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Celadon
Early 20th Century Porcelain Chinese Sculpture Foo Dog
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Netsuke, Wood, Accessory, Fashion, 19th century, Antique, Woodcraft, Carving
Located in London, GB
netsuke made entirely out of wood shows a shishi (Chinese lion). The ears are laid back against the body
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Gold Earrings With Menukis And Rubies
By Maison Auclert
Located in Paris, IDF
ornaments) made of gilded 'shakudo' metal (a gold and copper alloy), featuring Shishis (i.e. celestial
Category
French Dangle Earrings
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
Antique Chinese Gilded Carved Wooden Relief Ornament with Shishi Lions
Located in Raalte, NL
Antique partly gilded Chinese openwork carving from circa 1900 depicting 3 shishi lions walking
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Big Japanese Bronze Shishi of 1920
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning 20th century bronze Shishi censer, Japan.
Shishi: Mythical lion with the raised tail, a
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 1920s Chinese, Glazed Peking Blue Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, meaning “lion,” or shishi, meaning “stone lion.” They do share a resemblance with the Chow Chow and Shih
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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Shishi Lion For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic shishi lion available at 1stDibs. A shishi lion — often made from ceramic, metal and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are 28 variations of the antique or vintage shishi lion you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shishi lion, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A shishi lion is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shishi lion over the years, but those crafted by Neiman Marcus are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Shishi Lion?
Prices for a shishi lion can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $685 and can go as high as $84,525, while the average can fetch as much as $4,350.
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