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Vintage Temple Jar Lion Motif, Large
Located in Carson, CA
Vintage temple jar lion motif - 2 Sizes
The special antique process makes it looks like a piece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Chippendale Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese 19th Century Hand Carved and Painted Temple Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese sculpted and polychromed temple guardian lions architectural wood carvings. Born
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Porcelain Temple Jar Lion Motif, Small
Located in Carson, CA
Vintage temple jar lion motif -
Shape: Temple Jar
Color: Blue and White
Small Size (inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Chippendale Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Table Lamps with Hand Carved Temple Lions Mounted in Nickel
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic pair of antique hand carved temple Lion sculptures that were mounted in Nickel as table
Category
Vintage 1960s Central Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Japan Large Antique Stone Joyful Temple Lion, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a tall early antique stone temple mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dog Lion also known as Komainu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dog Lion Temple Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Unique Pair of Decorative Foo Dogs Temple Lion Bookends Sculptures
Located in Nuernberg, DE
, they are made from soapstone. This type of sculpture typically depicts two guardian lions, one male and
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Rare Tibetan Buddhist Ancient Temple Snow Lion Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
stone sculpture hand carved from a single large rock, featuring the gankyil energy wheel.
The lion
Category
Antique 18th Century Tibetan Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Pair of Large Scale Carved Stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of large scale, well carved stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions, these are carved out of
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pair of Massive 20th Century Oriental Ceramic Foo Dogs or Temple Lions
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A large pair of unique and very decorative 20th century ceramic Imperial Guardian Lions, commonly
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Paint
H 43.31 in W 16.54 in D 20.87 in
Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Deco period pair (2) matching hand-carved, hand red lacquered and gilt embellished temple wooden
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Textile, Wood, Lacquer
H 20 in W 33.5 in D 22 in
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
H 11.42 in W 20.48 in D 7.49 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Period Male Foo Dog Guardian Lion Hand-Carved Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty period (1368 - 1644) hand-carved stone Foo Dog guardian lion sculpture
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 20 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Fine Japanese Imari Porcelain Temple Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
amusing scene with rust tone and white foo lions in a river landscape looking back to a rust tone baby foo
Category
20th Century Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
collections of most major museums. Indeed, their existence in private hands is so improbable, and their
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Qing Dynasty Chinese Sancai Temple Guardian Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A large antique Chinese glazed Sancai pottery temple guardian figure, designed to ward off evil
Category
Antique 18th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Chinese Hand-Carved Lohan Monk Buddha On Lion, Kangxi, 1661-1722
Located in Torino, IT
A Fine hand-carved and Lacquered wood figure of a Luohan Arhat, Buddha' disciple.
Seated in royal
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
H 17.92 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
Large Famille Rose Chinese Temple Jar with Lid
By Edmé Samson
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful, hand-painted Chinese famille rose temple jar decorated with foliage design and floral
Category
20th Century Chinese Jars
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Carved Stone Garden Guardian Lion
Located in Sheffield, MA
The features of this stone Foo lion has been softened by being exposed to the elements for many
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Archaistic Statues
Materials
Stone
Four Lion Head Handle Jar Celadon Crackle
Located in Carson, CA
Four lion head handle jar celadon crackle
The special antique process makes it looks like a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Four Lion Head Handle Jar White Crackle
Located in Carson, CA
Four Lion head handle jar white crackle
The special antique process makes it looks like a piece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Chippendale Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Antique Pair Buddhist Monju Fugen Bosatsu Nyorai Temple Shrine Buddhas
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly stunning pair of hand-carved wood Japanese buddha statues / sculptures that sit serenely atop
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
H 26 in W 28.5 in D 7.5 in
Asian Bronze Guardian Lion Sculpture, Nepal, 19th century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
of polychromy depicting a temple guardian lion with an open mouth, long mane and a defensive posture
Category
Antique 19th Century Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Burmese Bronze Temple Bell with Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Burmese bronze temple bell with original carved hard wood stand, painted iron hanging
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Size Male Guardian Lion Foo Dog in Turquoise Blue Glazed Porcelain
Algora Porcelains
Designed
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Large Chinese Guardian Lions Qing Dynasty 19th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
These magnificent Chinese temple lions are true works of art, masterfully crafted with incredible
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Qing Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
temple or imperial palace, late 19th / early 20th century, each intricately hand carved with very fine
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Chinese Marble Lions from the XIX century
Elegant lions of the Quing Dynasty carved in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Japanese antique stone lion figurine / 1800-1900 / Edo to Meiji / garden object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stone performance lion figurine made in the late 19th century in Japan from the Edo
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
H 5.12 in W 9.45 in D 7.49 in
Pair of Large Glazed Terra Cotta Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in Bradenton, FL
indicating they are hand made. Used to guard the entryway to temples and homes of the very rich, they depict
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
19th century Chinese bronze cencer with Buddhist lion decoration circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
H 19.69 in W 11.42 in D 7.88 in
Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Carved Marble Stone Lion/Foo Dog
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of magnificent Chinese Stone Lion Statuary. They are hand carved from marble stone
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Statues
Materials
Stone
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Patinated bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton and the Lion" after the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 19.25 in W 15.5 in D 12 in
Chinese Foo Dog Hand Carved Bamboo Gilded, 19th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hand carved bamboo Foo or Lion Dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful 19th century hand carved and painted partial git live edge wooden triptych retable
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Iron
H 13.5 in W 17.25 in D 1.5 in
Chinese Foo Dog Hardwood Hand Carved and Signed, Qing circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese hardwood foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Hand-Carved Stone Sphinx Sculpture with Tiara and Earrings
Located in Yonkers, NY
temple. The Indian stone sculpture features a sphinx figure, showcasing a winged lion body and a woman’s
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Indian Hand-Carved 19th Century Stone Sphinx Sculpture with Tiara and Earrings
Located in Yonkers, NY
temple. The Indian stone sculpture features a sphinx figure, showcasing a winged lion body and a woman’s
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 22 in W 5 in D 23 in
Pair of Chinese Foo Dogs Hand Carved Hardstone Good Colour and Detail, Ca 1940
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Stone
H 4.38 in W 2.63 in D 2 in
Original hand signed Flower Drawing on limited edition skateboard
By Takashi Murakami
Located in New York, NY
Takashi Murakami
Original hand signed Flower Drawing on limited edition skateboard, 2017
Unique
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Screen
H 31 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
Collection of Hand Drawn Rubbings of the Portraits of Luohans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A collection of hand drawn rubbings of the portraits of Luohans from original engraved stone
Category
20th Century Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Linen
Pair of Antique Hand Painted Chinese Jars With Foo Dogs and Inscriptions
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Antique Hand Painted Chinese Vases with Foo Dogs and Inscriptions
China, early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Qing More Art
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Hand-Carved Foo Dog Sculpture Mounted on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
temples. This hand-carved stone Qing dynasty foo dog sculpture will make a stunning addition to any home
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 31 in W 12 in D 11 in
Poster of Brice Marden's studio (hand signed by Brice Marden) Nan Goldin photo
By Brice Marden
Located in New York, NY
Brice Marden's Studio
Offset lithograph poster (hand signed by Brice Marden in 2015)
This print
Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Prints
Materials
Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
PAIR of Large Chinese Foo Dogs Gilded Metal with good detail, Circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good Large pair of Chinese foo or lion dogs on plinth's, sometimes called temple
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Metal
H 11.8 in W 8.1 in D 5.1 in
Antique Large Chinese Shanxi Glazed Ceramic Foo Dog
Located in Sheridan, CO
Large Chinese Foo lion. Predominantly green glaze with golden yellow detail attributed to Tang
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Large Tibetan Red Painted Storage Trunk with Kirtimukha, circa 1900, Tibet
Located in Austin, TX
trunk crafted of hand hewn wood and hand forged iron fittings. The front of the trunk body painted with
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Iron
H 41.5 in W 58.5 in D 19.25 in
Japanese Shito Religion of Four Deities, Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
hierarchy of local Shinto gods (kami) and with pair of guardian lions and lower stairway with white and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Pair of Rare Life Size Vintage Thai Carved Wood Singha Guardian Dog Statues
Located in Palm Springs, CA
guarding the entrances of temples, shrines, and palaces.
Foo dogs are mythical lion-like animals that are
Category
Vintage 1940s Thai Bohemian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wool
1900s Copper Red Chinese Ginger Jar with Foo Dogs
Located in Lomita, CA
.
The lid of the jar features a foo dog, also known as a "Chinese guardian lion" or "lion of Buddha
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japan Tall Kasuga "Zodiac" Stone Lantern, 104 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
lovely images of cross hatch, trellices and a foo dog lion. On the base we find mountains, and clouds
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Granite
China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou
Located in Miami, FL
spirits usually appear in pairs, one with a human head and the other with a lion head. Their supernatural
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
H 11.25 in W 5.75 in D 4.25 in
Swallow Tails, Double Butterfly Portrait Highly Detailed, Carved Silver Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Garver Gallery, Madison, WI
1980 - 81 Walking Lion Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1972 - 80 FAR Gallery, New
Category
2010s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 19.5 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Kingfisher, Colored Pencil Drawing with Blue, Orange, Brown, Matted & Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, WI
1980 - 81 Walking Lion Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1972 - 80 FAR Gallery
Category
2010s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
covered by a large copper dome. Grand Estate structure I call it “Rotonde D’amour“ the Temple of love
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements
Materials
Stone, Copper
Bloodroot, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
1980 - 81 Walking Lion Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1972 - 80 FAR Gallery, New York, NY
1978 - 79 Karanan
Category
2010s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Three Sand Hill Cranes, Colored Pencil Drawing, Matted & Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, WI
1980 - 81 Walking Lion Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1972 - 80 FAR Gallery
Category
2010s American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Mid-1800s Oversized Palace Chinese Rug Museum Quality Large Chinese Rug 13x18
Located in New York, NY
Category
Antique
Pattern
Rare Geometric, Butterfly
Material
100% Hand knotted wool
Foundation
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
W 153.94 in L 210.24 in
Mid 18th Century George III Neoclassical Statuary Marble Fireplace after Adam
Located in London, GB
sacred image of Athena, from her Trojan temple. Odysseus stands mounting steps, holding the statue in his
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Neoclassical Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
H 59.06 in W 67.33 in D 59.06 in
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An assortment of hand temple lions is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct hand temple lions — often made from wood, stone and marble — can elevate any home. Hand temple lions have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.
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