Soapstone Foo Dog
Large Chinese Export Carved Soapstone Foo Dog Scholars Seal
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese export carved soapstone foo dog scholars seal, nicely carved, in two color soapstone
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Scholar's Objects
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Soapstone
20C Chinese Soapstone Foo Dog Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone foo dog carving.
Made in China in the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Soapstone Seals.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
soapstone Foo Dog seals. Beautiful sculptures of finely carved group of Foo Dogs topping a rectangular
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Black Soapstone Sculpture "Foo Dog" China 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
China, sec. XX
In black soapstone.
Traces of red painting.
Size: cm 24 x 7 x 18.
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Soapstone Carving Foo Dog Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone carving sculpture
Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculpture 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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H 3.55 in W 3.15 in D 7.88 in
Chinese Soapstone Carving Foo Dog Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone carving sculpture
Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculpture 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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H 1.97 in W 3.15 in D 4.73 in
Chinese Soapstone Carving Foo Dog Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone carving sculpture
Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculpture 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
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Soapstone
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H 1.58 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
Chinese Soapstone Carving Foo Dog Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone carving sculpture
Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculpture 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
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H 2.37 in W 3.15 in D 4.34 in
Antique Carved Chinese Soapstone Figure Of Man With Foo Dog
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century carved Chinese soapstone figure. Features a smiling figure with a foo dog on his
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Carved Stone Foo Dog Chop Seals
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of hard stone chop seals decorated with foo dogs. Two lines of calligraphy across the front
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Carved Foo Dog Jade Sculpture
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone desk seal.
1820 to 1880 China, Qing Dynasty.
Very good condition
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Soapstone Carving Of Man And Woman Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting a man, a woman and a foo dog sitting and laughing. The
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Unique Pair of Decorative Foo Dogs Temple Lion Bookends Sculptures
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a pair of Foo Dog sculptures on a black base. These are a classic Asian decorative piece
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures
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Soapstone
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Pair of Mid-Century Japanese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of vintage, rosewood carved foo dogs from Japan. Excellent condition and patina; makes a fun decor item in any room!
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Pair of Large Vintage Chinese Hand Carved Gold Giltwood Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of large vintage Chinese hand carved wood foo dogs painted a deep red with a heavy gold gilt, circa 1960s. The dogs (or lions) are in very good condition and measure...
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Pair of Small Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
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Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in San Diego, CA
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Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs / Book Ends
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs / book ends, circa 1930s. Excellent vintage condition with amazing detail and a gorgeous patina. Each dog measures 6.5" high x 3....
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
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Large Qing Dynasty Chinese Soapstone Statue Nicely Carved Flower Bird Vase
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese statue. The artist really did it's best on this one.
The pictures are a bit slanted, the piece itself is straight.
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
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Porcelain
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18th Century Qianlong Spinach Green Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze
By Henri Picard
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent Grand Scale Late 18th Century Qianlong Period Spinach Green Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze Stand By Henri Picard. To have created a sculptural bowl of this excepti...
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Pair of Guardian Lions / Fo Dogs / Shizi, White Ceramic, China, Qing Era, 19th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Rare pair of Important Guardian Lions / Fo Dogs / Shizi in ceramic with cracked white enamel.
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Each Fo Dog / Shizi is seated on a wooden base, it...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
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Ceramic, Wood
H 19.69 in W 7.88 in D 8.67 in
Chinese Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted Blue and White, 17th Century Ming Export
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand painted Chinese Export porcelain bowl, which we date to the 17th century, Ming Dynasty.
The bowl is fairly thickly potted with a fairly high, slightly undercut foo...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
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Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of Guanyin, Mid-Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese carved boxwood figure of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, called Guanyin in Chinese, mid-Qing dynasty.
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Chinese Pair Hand Carved Red Hardstone Mounted Foo Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and well carved pair Chinese red hard stone dog of Foo figures of miniature size dating from the first half of the 20th century. The figures stand raised on a solid hand...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Spruce
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H 88.59 in W 145.67 in D 39.38 in
Mini Pair of Vintage Turquoise Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs, China, circa 1980's
Located in Chatham, ON
Miniature pair of vintage turquoise glazed ceramic Foo Dogs - molded forms - hand painted glossy glaze - unsigned - China - circa 1980's.
Excellent vintage condition - minor glaze...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
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Ceramic
H 4.63 in W 2 in D 1.25 in
Monumental Chinese Export Twelve-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Very impressive monumental Chinese export twelve-panel Coromandel screen depicting a lush courtyard with figures involved in leisurely activities. The panels are incised and lacquere...
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Chinese Figural Carved Soapstone Covered Censer with Foo Dog and Elephants
Located in Big Flats, NY
Asian figural censer features cave soapstone construction having lid with foo dog finial and double
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20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
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Soapstone
Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Deity and Foo Dog, Gemstone Fan Co. NY
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese carved soapstone depicts deity figure (Buddha) and foo dog, floral motif incised on
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Chinese Soapstone Carved Seals
Located in Essex, MA
With foo dog carved finials.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
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Soapstone
Extraordinary Antique Asian Carved Soapstone Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
vessel has a carved foo dog stopper and the carving on the heavy bottle, within a lozenge form front and
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps
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Oriental Green Soapstone Foo Dog
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Oriental green jade color cast soapstone foo dog.
Nice decorative object fu dog sculpture cast
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Soapstone Carving Foo Dog Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese soapstone carving sculpture
Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculpture 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
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Soapstone
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H 3.55 in W 3.15 in D 7.88 in
Chinese Soapstone Hand Carved Chop Seal
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering a Chinese hand carved chop seal. This one depicts a foo dog on top guarding a bunch of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export More Asian Art, Objects and Fu...
Materials
Soapstone
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Find many varieties of an authentic soapstone foo dog available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, soapstone and jade, every soapstone foo dog was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the soapstone foo dog you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much is a Soapstone Foo Dog?
Prices for a soapstone foo dog start at $230 and top out at $1,450 with the average selling for $391.
Questions About Soapstone Foo Dog
- Is a foo dog a lion?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, foo dogs are lions. Foo dogs are believed to be Chinese guardian lions and are typically made of stone. Foo dogs are often displayed in pairs outside of entrances to act as guardians for the home. Shop a selection of foo dogs on 1stDibs.
- What is the meaning of foo dogs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What the meaning of foo dog artwork is largely comes down to personal interpretation. Traditionally, the figures, also called guardian lions, represent protection, success, wealth and good fortune. Because they originate from China, the lion-dog hybrid creatures sometimes symbolize Chinese culture. On 1stDibs, find a variety of foo dog artwork.
- What are foo dogs made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Traditional foo dogs, also known as fu dogs and lion dogs, are made from stone. Foo dogs are traditional Chinese ornaments believed to be guardians of the home, with pairs being displayed at the entrances. Shop a wide selection of authentic foo dogs through 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Chinese foo dogs are called “shishi” in China, which translates to “stone lion”. Shishi were traditionally placed in pairs outside of palaces, offices, temples and bridges to protect the home from evil spirits. Browse a selection of antique foo dog sculptures on 1stDibs.
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