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Japan Tall Antique Kasuga Stone Lantern, 60 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stone
$3,950 Sale Price
42% Off
Japan Antique Stone Tea Garden Lantern, Stunning Design
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Japan’s lantern tradition was originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Garden Ornaments
Materials
Granite
Japanese Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lantern Beautiful Details 33 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
was originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Tall Pair Antique Stone Sun And Moon Pathway Lanterns, 36 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Japan Tall Old Kasuga "Deer" Granite Stone Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Garden Ornaments
Materials
Granite
$12,950 Sale Price
21% Off
Chinese Rare Vintage Pair Symbolic Longevity Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas, they were conduits to light
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lanterns
Materials
Iron
$1,000 Sale Price / set
64% Off
LAUWERS 17th Etching Engraving Jupiter
Mercury
Zeus Hermes JORDAENS - Framed
By Jacob Jordaens
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
guardians of his temple and, when the time comes, to die together.
Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), Flemish
Category
Antique 17th Century Belgian Louis XIV Prints
Materials
Paper
Late 19th century Carve Stone Cambodian Buddha
Located in Hudson, NY
numerous sizes representing Nagas and used as guardians of temples. This figure was a favorite motif of
Category
Antique 1890s Cambodian Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Antique Javanese Temple Guardian
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good early 20th century hand carved Javanese temple guardian with polychrome painted tin ears and
Category
Vintage 1930s Indonesian Tribal Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Thai Wooden Temple Guardian Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Antique Thai Wooden Temple Guardian Sculpture
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Sculptures
Shi Shi Guardian Lion Carvings
Located in New York, NY
19th century Hand carved keyaki wood temple guardians
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Indian Sandstone Temple Carving of a Guardian Warrior
Located in Woodbury, CT
carved in deep relief from a flat backed block of sandstone. He holds a sword against his body. Dressed in Turkish warrior costume.
Rust staining.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indian Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Baku Temple Carving from Japan
Located in New York, NY
Keyaki wood carvings from a temple of guardian Baku (nightmare eaters).
Category
20th Century Japanese Sculptures
Khmer Pair of Sandstone Guardian Lion Sculptures, Bayon Style, Angkor Period
Located in New York, NY
Khmer pair of Sandstone Guardian lion sculptures, Bayon style, Angkor period. Both fierce lions
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
19th Century Bronze Chinese Baluster Lamp with Temple Lions
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A magnificently chased and decorated baluster face with guardian temple lions (i.e. shi, or foo
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Lacquer Display Cabinet
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
pillars are carved temple lions (fo-dogs), which typically sit outside a temple as guardians. This
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Spectacular Temple Guardian Antique Empire Style Table Birdseye Maple Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Spectacular Temple Guardian Empire style table
Root on solid beechwood. A classical table with
Category
20th Century French Empire Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
1940s Temple Guardian Mask, Nepal
Located in Wilton, CT
An excellent cast brass, hand-worked temple guardian mask from Nepal. The proportions, detail and
Category
Vintage 1930s Nepalese Tribal Metalwork
1600th Century Temple Guardian from Burma
Located in Kastrup, DK
Temple Guardian from Burma. Carved in sandstone from Pagoda in Burma. 1600th-1700th Century
Category
Antique 16th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Impressive Pair of Temple Guardian Lions, Burma, circa 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Wonderful Pair of Male and Female Burmese Temple Guardian Lions.
Carved hardwood (most likely
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint, Glass, Mirror
Temple Guardian Head Composed of 17th Century Ming Porcelain Shards, Thailand
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and highly decorative Thai temple guardian head composed of Chinese blue and white Ming
Category
Antique 17th Century Thai Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stucco, Terracotta
Pair of Large Bronze Thai Temple Guardian Foo Lion Dogs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of large bronze Thai temple guardian foo lion dogs
These are a very impressive pair of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Medieval Animal Sculptures
PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS
Located in Stamford, CT
gilt surface and glass eyes. These stood at the entrances to a Buddhist temple or a private palace as
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Stools
A Magestic Pair of Chinese Qilns (Temple Guardians)
Located in Bellport, NY
of the Eight Immortals.They were used as door Guardians and also doubled as standard bearers as shown
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sculptures
Temple Singha Head
Located in Chicago, IL
sandstone, circa 18th century. The Singha is a winged lion-like creature seen as a temple guardian in
Category
Antique 18th Century Thai Statues
Materials
Sandstone
$9,500
Chinese Antique Cloisonné Pagoda Form Temple Incense Burner
Located in Kingston, NY
the base is footed with demonic formed temple guardians.
Category
Early 20th Century Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Antique 19thC Japanese Porcelain Meiji Period Imari Lidded Ginger Jar Vase 1890
Located in Portland, OR
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The dome topped lid decorated with a Komainu finial (Japanese lion-dog temple guardian). The ovoid
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Stone Guardians "Komainu" Hand carved Pair
Located in South Burlington, VT
carved stone Komainu Lion-dog temple guardians.
Fine condition with original patina just the way we like
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Japanese Antique Stone Guardians "Komainu" Hand carved Pair, 1890
Located in South Burlington, VT
stone Komainu Lion-dog temple guardians.
Fine condition with original patina just the way we like to
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war
dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This marvelous polychrome carved wooden statuette represents a Buddhist temple guardian, Guandi or
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Burmese Southeast Asian Foo Dog Lion Carved Wood Gilt Lacquer Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A primitive antique Southeast Asian Buddhist carved qilin foo dog temple guardian figure.
Hand
Category
Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Monumental Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs With Green Orbs and Floral A
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
cream with contrasting green, pink, and ivory accents.
• Striking examples of temple guardian lions
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Chinese Qing Warrior Elephant Glazed Ceramic Incense Burner Pair
Located in Forney, TX
figure attendants, foo dog temple guardians, religious statues, or impressive architectural elements, be
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Late Edo Nio Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This powerful and extremely rare screen depicts the Nio, Buddhist temple guardians. The screen is split
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,350
2 Rare Antique Chinese Marble Foo Dog Guardian Lion Fu Temple Garden Statues
Located in Dayton, OH
previous owner from an important New York estate in the early 1980’s.
Known as Chinese guardian lions
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Very Rare Pair of 18th Century Chinese Marble Temple Lion Guardians Foo Dogs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Imperial Temple Lion Guardians or Foo dogs
A truly exquisite pair, the patina is absolutely glorious
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
2 Carved White Marble Fu Foo Dogs Guardian Temple Lion Statue Bookends 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of white marble carved stone fu dogs / Chinese guardian lion figurines or bookends
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Marble
A pair of 19th Century carved Foo temple dogs or Chinese guardian Lions
Located in London, GB
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Japan Antique "Chrysanthemum” Temple Flower Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu
Located in Forney, TX
figures, Asian Foo Dog temple guardians, polychrome paintings, and everything in between.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pair of Marble Temple Lion Foo Dogs
Located in Stamford, CT
guardian temple lions this size statuary is stately with finely detailed handcrafted carvings. Notice the
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures
Japan Early Antique "Okigata" Temple Shrine Lantern, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
Japan Important Ancient Stone Temple Lantern Rokujizo ‘Six Jizo’, 1600 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Japan Important Ancient Stone Temple Lantern Rokujizo ‘Six Jizo’, 1600 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Japan Early Antique "Okigata" Temple Shrine Lantern, Best in Class, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
A Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Lions Dogs
Located in Katonah, NY
turquoise base. In Chinese tradition foo dogs (lion dogs) were the guardians of the temple or home.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Chinese Export Green Porcelain Foo Dogs, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese Export green and yellow glazed foo dogs / temple lion guardian figures, decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Thai Teak Blue Hand Painted Chofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Buddhist and Hindu guardian of the temple.
Newly painted in blue color (in the last 10-15 years ago
Category
Antique Early 1900s Thai Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Katonah, NY
stands decorated with diapered diamonds. In Chinese tradition foo dogs were the guardians of the temple
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Rococo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Foo Dogs Lions on Wood Stands
Located in Queens, NY
fine quality enameling throughout.
These were used in front of temples and considered to be
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Katonah, NY
of foo dogs. In Chinese tradition foo dogs (lion dogs) were the guardians of the temple or home. Each
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tibetan late 19th Century Carved Wood Lion Head Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A highly unique and rare Tibetan carved wood lion head sculpture of a temple dog. This fierce yet
Category
Antique 1880s Tibetan Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Large Pair of Cloisonne and Bronze Feng Shui Pixiu Dragon, Foo Dogs on Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
front of temples and considered to be guardians by Chinese tradition. From the pictures and video it can
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Asian Gilt Bronze Pair of Teppanom kneeling Thai Sacred Angels
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
protector, then guardian of religious temples, and are seen as protectors of the house and land of the owner
Category
Vintage 1950s Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japan Antique Orb Lantern, rare find
Located in South Burlington, VT
lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Appealing Vintage "Broad Roof" Stone Lantern, Hand-Carved Solid Granite
Located in South Burlington, VT
guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the earliest stone
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Showa Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Japan Set Four Antique Orb Lanterns, rare find
Located in South Burlington, VT
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They were originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,200 / set
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