Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 20

Pair Very Large Chinese or Japanese Carved Wooden Fu Lions

$6,500per set
£4,915.55per set
€5,630.49per set
CA$9,108.06per set
A$9,942.94per set
CHF 5,235.08per set
MX$119,104.85per set
NOK 66,954.76per set
SEK 61,130.81per set
DKK 42,061.05per set

About the Item

Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs), hand-painted with gilt highlights.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Chinoiserie (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    c1920s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU881934021552

More From This Seller

View All
Pair Monumental Polychrome Terracotta Buddhist Guardian Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of monumental Chinese polychrome glazed terracotta guardian lions each measuring 39 1/2 by 21 3/4 by 18 inches.
Category

20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair Vintage Patinated Metal Foo Lion Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Vintage patinated metal figures of seated foo lions, each in excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Pair Antique Japanese Satsuma Vases Depicting Samurai
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (late 19th century) Meiji period Japanese Satsuma vases depicting Samurai warriors and other figures. Signed. 11 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches each.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Elaborate Asian Carved Wooden low Stands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exquisitely carved Asian wooden pedestals with dragon masks at the shoulders and animal paw feet.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair Large Meiji Japanese Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very fine Meiji period Japanese bronze vases with dark brown patina with dragon handles and exceptional designs of grotesque mythological figures. 23 1/4 inches tall and eac...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Eagle Statues
Located in New York, NY
Pair of monumental carved wood statues of exceptional quality, depicting eagles standing on top of tree trunks.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

You May Also Like

Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered and coming from a Shinto Shrine deaccession Call or message us for details or to reserve. Japan an early and superb pair (2) of mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dogs als...
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Chinese Red and Gilt Buddhistic Lions
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Regal pair of carved wooden Chinese red painted and gilt Buddhistic lions. Each lion is seated atop a cloth draped plinth, with one paw atop a brocade ball. The lion is a symbol of s...
Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A decorative pair of carved gilt wood and lacquer Chinese Buddhist lions C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
A very pleasing and beautifully hand carved pair of Chinese Buddhist lions left and right handed and raised onto stepped rectangular plinths all carved from the same section of timbe...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Large Pair of Bronze Singha Temple Lions, Foo Dogs.
Located in Stamford, CT
A magnificent pair of bronze Singha Temple Lions, a Thai mythical creature in the form of a lion that has been a big part of Thai history guarding the entrances to the many Buddhist ...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Massive And Palatial Carved Wood Foo Lion Guardian Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of fierce and alert Guardian Foo Lions in carved wood with great size and fantastic presentation. The Pair with intricate carving, bared fangs, glaring visage, defiant stance...
Category

20th Century Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wood Foo Dog Statues
Located in London, GB
A large and extremely impressive pair of antique Chinese carved wood foo dog statues. They date from the 19th century and are genuine antiques, not to be confused with the many contr...
Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Statues

Materials

Wood