Buddhist Lions

A Very Rare wood Okimono of Shishi Lions, Japan , 19th c This exceptional 19th-century Japanese wooden sculpture, crafted from an unique piece of hinoki wood, depicts a shishi (Bu...

The lid has pierced decorative panels with pine trees and a bold Buddhist lion finial for lifting. The censer has lifting handles in the shape of bamboo to each side and again also ...

The Cover Mounted with a Buddhist Lion Knop Surrounded by Four Linked Gilt Phoenix.

the rounded body carved with a pair of dragon mask handles, raised on three paw feet, the domed cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion. In good condition commensurate with age, minor f...

the rounded body carved with a pair of dragon mask handles, raised on three paw feet, the domed cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion. A very unique scholar object for serious collect...

On the necks of the vases are mounts in the form of Buddhist lions. The bases are signed in red enamel.

A Chinese porcelain wucai and underglaze blue and white pear shaped rectangular vase with two animal masks and rim handles, moulded on each side, one with a bearded man standing next...

A Chinese export porcelain famille rose tankard with cylindrical body and splayed foot, the handle in the form of a dragon’s body with spine nodules protruding, painted in colored en...

Of rectangular form, constructed in separate sections, the lower plinth masterfully carved at each corner in high relief with a Buddhist lion flanking an Archaistic foliate scroll in...

Seventeenth-century depictions of the mythological creature are distinct, featuring “the head of a dragon, the body of a deer but scaly, the tail of a Buddhist lion, and the hooves o...

Circa 20th century pair of large cream ground blue decorated temple jars in pottery with lids. Each jar features Buddhist style lion finials. The bodies of the jars are applied with ...

Vintage Peking throw rug with Asian temple lion design. Buddhist serenity in a meditative piece.

The lion is a sacred creature in the Buddhist pantheon, and the Fu Lion was believed to be a companion of the Buddha.

A 10th Century Tang Dynasty architectural fragment (found in an American collection before 1970) of a fine and rare Chinese hand carved, polychromed limestone Guanyin riding on a vig...

Antique pair Chinese porcelain famille verte Buddhist lions. Matched pair, one with globe, one with cub.

The lid has pierced decorative panels with pine trees and a bold Buddhist lion finial for lifting. The censer has lifting handles in the shape of bamboo to each side and again also h...

This pair of porcelain lions made in China in the late 19th or early 20th century are in a buddhistic form with auspicious symbols worked in the modeling thru out and are modeled as...

China, mid-20th century Both seated on the hind legs on a rectangular section plinth, the right front paw resting on the ball symbol of the Void and the head turned to the right, ...

Pair vintage Chinese export porcelain Kangxi style buddhist lions in three color glaze, circa 20th century. 9 3/4" high, 4" wide, 2 1/2" deep.

This highly decorative pair of porcelain figures are beautifully modelled with very good detail and depict a pair of Chinese temple Buddhist lions in the classical pose each sitting ...

GROUP OF TWO GLAZED POTTERY BODHISATTVA SITTING ON THE BUDDHIST LIONs AND BUDDHIST ELEPHANTs,13 X 19 1/4 X 9 , 15 X 19 3/4 X 7 1/4

Polychrome cloisonné enamel bowl with unusual representation in the central part of Buddhist lions competing in a circle for the "ball" or the world it symbolically represents.

With Roman dial within an architectural surround flanked by Buddhist lions on a plinth base, the underside stamped 'Yamanaka or Bronze' and numbered '04636-36', the movement stamped ...

A stunning quality pair of Chinese Cloisonne enamel bowls and covers, each of globular form surmounted with Buddhist lions, the gilt ground overlaid with turquoise and coloured ename...

On the shoulders, two high relief couples of chi dragons, the handles are made in the shape of two Buddhist lions, wooden stand. Include base: cm 33 x 33 x 6 In excellent condi...

Each vase is surmounted by applied chilong dragons at the shoulders and flanked by facing Buddhist lion handles at the neck, sculpted in high relief and richly glazed.

The lions are always created in pairs with the male playing with a ball and the female with a cub. The lions are traditionally carved in decorative stone such as marble or granite or...

The vase is flanked by a pair of applied gilt Buddhist lion mask handles, which add dimensionality and sculptural contrast.

This is an antique guardian lion figure. A Chinese, bronze Buddhist icon ornament, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.

Golden wood Buddhist deity, seated on a lion, China, late 19th century Measures: H 31cm, W 24cm, D 13cm.

Painted in the sought after famille rose palette with sprigs of indianische Blumen and enriched in gilding, the simulated pierced body supported by four feet painted with stylized dr...

Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion Tibet or Mongolia, 19th Century Dimensions: 7 × 9 × 2 cm Weight: 36 grams Material: Solid silver Provenance: Tib...

A pair of massive cloisonné-enameled cisterns decorated with stylized Buddhist lions playing with brocade balls (chu)1, upon a turquoise ground defined by Ruyi/cloud form cloisons.

Clearly lapidary sculptors were no exception, for the vessels represented emulate fung lei vessels created during the Early Western Zhou Dynasty (1111-770 B.C.). 2. The Buddhist lio...

Terrific pair of 19th century Japanese Buddhist Shishi Lions. Carved of pine with lacquered and gilt surface and glass eyes.

The snow lion is known be protector of Buddha. While usually gender neutral, Buddhist art sometimes depicts snow lions as male or female; there is one male and one female in this set.

Pair of Japanese Seto pottery shishi Buddhist guardian lions, both well modeled with comic expressions and powerful upright bodies and each bearing an incised inscription dating the ...

impressive large pair of gilt-lacquered bronze figures of the buddhist foo lions ,the large head with open jaws, large eyes and curly eyebrows, framed by a tightly curled mane, the m...

Imari-style plate painted with birds or flowers within polylobed cartouches and off-center circles, forming an eclectic but well balanced decorative pattern on a predominantly red ba...

Very elegant bronze vase with a beautiful patina, its three feet are representing Buddhist guardian lion. Topped with a plate standing on shrink collar.

They were historically placed to ward off any negative energies. The Buddhist version of the Lion was originally introduced to Han China as the protector of dharma.

The most popular designs on the Bencharong were Thepphanom with Norasingha, where Norasingha was a minor Buddhist deity-part man, part lion and part deer, residing in the Himaphan fo...

The most popular designs on the Bencharong were Thepphanom with Norasingha, where Norasingha was a minor Buddhist deity-part man, part lion and part deer, residing in the Himaphan fo...

The most popular designs on the Bencharong were Thepphanom with Norasingha, where Norasingha was a minor Buddhist deity-part man, part lion and part deer, residing in the Himaphan fo...

The most popular designs on the Bencharong were Thepphanom with Norasingha, where Norasingha was a minor Buddhist deity-part man, part lion and part deer, residing in the Himaphan fo...

The mounts, circa 1780. Each modelled as a Buddhist seated Lion seated on a very unusual two tier base with four Ram’s heads and claw feet, supported on toupie ormolu feet, flanke...

Since the introduction of this mythical lion symbolism from the Indian culture, specially through buddhist symbolism, statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of c...

Since the introduction of this mythical lion symbolism from the Indian culture, specially through Buddhist symbolism, statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of C...

Pair of traditional Chinese Famille Verte male and female Buddhist lions belonging to the Kangxi period (1661-1722).

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte male and female Buddhist lions in the style of the Kangxi period (1661-1722).

A Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze censor of globular form flanked by applied wave tailed Buddhistic lion handles beneath a collar of stylized ruyi in shallow relief, surmounte...

A pair of late 17th-early 18th century Buddhistic lions. Two males, of left and right pairing each sitting on a rectangular plinth with a wish granting ball under one paw and a ribbo...

Good true pair antique Chinese porcelain Buddhist lions in sancai glaze, circa 1910. 10" high, 4" wide, 3" deep.

A rare and important pair of early 20th century Chinese Export polychrome ceramic foo dogs. Both in traditional dress and modelled with open mouths and seated, one with a paw resting...

A large and vibrantly decorated Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain figure of Guanyin, marked Zeng Longsheng (1901 - 1964), but of later manufacture, circa 1980's, China. The t...

Pair of patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs, circa 1930s. Excellent vintage condition with amazing detail and a gorgeous patina. Each dog measures 6.5" high x 3.5" deep x 4.75" wide. #...