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Japanese Shishi

Japan shishi

Simone GadJapan shishi, 2017

$6,000

H 36 in W 30 in

Japan shishi

By Simone Gad

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Acrylic and glitter on canvas

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Japanese Shishi Dog, Ceramic, Kakuzan Tsuruyama kiln, Taisho period
Japanese Shishi Dog, Ceramic, Kakuzan Tsuruyama kiln, Taisho period

Japanese Shishi Dog, Ceramic, Kakuzan Tsuruyama kiln, Taisho period

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Japanese Shishi Dog, lying down on all fours, mouth open, playfully displaying his tongue. Unusual

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Lacquered Shishi-gashira Lion Mask – Edo to Meiji Period
Antique Japanese Lacquered Shishi-gashira Lion Mask – Edo to Meiji Period

Antique Japanese Lacquered Shishi-gashira Lion Mask – Edo to Meiji Period

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A finely crafted traditional Japanese Shishi-gashira (lion head), historically used in ceremonial

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style
Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style

Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style

$3,025Sale Price|39% Off

H 9.85 in W 9.06 in D 5.91 in

Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique Japanese Silver Koro with Phoenix and Shishi Finial, Meiji Period Style, Highly Collectible

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Sterling Silver

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s
Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s

Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s

$907

H 12.21 in W 18.12 in D 11.82 in

Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice highly decorative Shishi face Mask Japan 1940s ,some paint losses . hand carved.

Category

Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Six Panel Screen: ShiShi in River Landscape
Japanese Six Panel Screen: ShiShi in River Landscape

Japanese Six Panel Screen: ShiShi in River Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Three shishi, also known as foo dogs or guardian lions, play next to a golden misty waterfall. They

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan
Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan

Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

lion, shishi, or foo dog, Taisho to Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan. The charming shishi stands nobly

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Japanese Meiji Bronze Champlevé Enamel Incense Burner, Geisha & Ryu/Shishi
Japanese Meiji Bronze Champlevé Enamel Incense Burner, Geisha & Ryu/Shishi

Japanese Meiji Bronze Champlevé Enamel Incense Burner, Geisha & Ryu/Shishi

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Champlevé Enamel Incense Burner w/ Geisha & Ryu/Shishi Presenting a

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Fujiwara Tousai Signed Japanese Bizen Ware Pottery Shishi Okimono Koro Sculpture
Fujiwara Tousai Signed Japanese Bizen Ware Pottery Shishi Okimono Koro Sculpture

Fujiwara Tousai Signed Japanese Bizen Ware Pottery Shishi Okimono Koro Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

A fabulous shishi (shi-shi) 獅子 guardian lion okimono sculpture by renowned Japanese Bizen Yaki ware

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Japanese Meiji Bronze Shishi Shi Shi Lion Chinese Foo Dog Sculpture Statue
Japanese Meiji Bronze Shishi Shi Shi Lion Chinese Foo Dog Sculpture Statue

Japanese Meiji Bronze Shishi Shi Shi Lion Chinese Foo Dog Sculpture Statue

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous Meiji Period (1868-1912) Japanese bronze Shishi (Shi Shi) guardian lion (Chinese Foo Dog

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique 1700-1720 Japanese Porcelain Imari Edo Garniture Vase Flowers Shishi
Antique 1700-1720 Japanese Porcelain Imari Edo Garniture Vase Flowers Shishi

Antique 1700-1720 Japanese Porcelain Imari Edo Garniture Vase Flowers Shishi

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Description Nice & Beautiful Arita Japanese Porcelain Garniture consisting of 3 vases, 1 with a lid

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan

Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880
Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880

Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Jardiniere with Shishi Dogs & Barrels: 1880 This impressive

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture
Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture

Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design
Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design

Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design

Located in Amsterdam, NL

shishi (temple lions) and the lucky god Hotei 布袋 on a rôiro’urushi (black lacquer) ground. Hotei is the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

$2,690Sale Price|50% Off

H 56.3 in W 68.9 in D 0.79 in

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

into the mythical world of late Edo Japan with our radiant batik screen depicting the Shishi, or

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen
Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

$2,690Sale Price|50% Off

H 56.3 in W 68.9 in D 0.79 in

Late Edo period Tsutsugaki 筒描 Auspicious Shishi Batik Screen

Located in Fukuoka, JP

into the mythical world of late Edo Japan with our radiant batik screen depicting the Shishi, or

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Cotton, Wood

A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu
A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu

A six-panel folding screen depicting a shishi, signed Kano Tsunenobu

Located in Milano, IT

stands a large shishi (lion-dog), while to the right, a blooming peony bush emerges with finely detailed

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji Perio
Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji Perio

Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji Perio

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Fukuoka, JP

decorated with a lively scene of playful shishi (mythical lion-dogs) among blooming botan (peony) flowers

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji
Large Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji

Large Antique Imari Porcelain Plate with Shishi and Botan Motifs, Late Edo–Meiji

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Fukuoka, JP

century) and is finely decorated with a lively composition of playful shishi (mythical lion-dogs) and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare and Massive Japanese wood sculpture of playful lions, signed, Japan, 19th
Rare and Massive Japanese wood sculpture of playful lions, signed, Japan, 19th

Rare and Massive Japanese wood sculpture of playful lions, signed, Japan, 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

A Very Rare wood Okimono of Shishi Lions, Japan , 19th c This exceptional 19th-century Japanese

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako

$6,000

H 11 in W 7 in D 5.8 in

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako

Located in Atlanta, GA

with flying birds. The top lid showcase a lion (Shishi in Japanese) centered in a floral border. The

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large Pair Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Vases Kozan Meiji Period
Large Pair Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Vases Kozan Meiji Period

Large Pair Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Vases Kozan Meiji Period

By Kozan Zo

Located in Atlanta, GA

as Shishi (Japanese Fu Dog or Buddhist Lion), peonies, brocaded clouds were layered to form visually

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Antique Japanese Menuki Shisa or Fu Dog Face Mixed Metals Cufflinks
Pair of Antique Japanese Menuki Shisa or Fu Dog Face Mixed Metals Cufflinks

Pair of Antique Japanese Menuki Shisa or Fu Dog Face Mixed Metals Cufflinks

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine pair of antique Japanese mixed metals cufflinks. In bronze & silver with gold

Category

20th Century Japanese Retro Cufflinks

Materials

Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal, Shakudo

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period

Located in Austin, TX

as karashishi, or simply shishi in Japan, in the west they are commonly referred to as foo dogs or

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dog Temple Lion
Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dog Temple Lion

Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Foo Dog Temple Lion

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Single decorative vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain ShiShi Temple Lion Foo Dog Statue. Expertly

Category

Vintage 1970s Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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Japanese Arita Porcelain Dish With Imari Shishi Decor, Japan Edo Period
Japanese Arita Porcelain Dish With Imari Shishi Decor, Japan Edo Period

Japanese Arita Porcelain Dish With Imari Shishi Decor, Japan Edo Period

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

Arita porcelain dish decorated with a shishi jumping in a vase. Excellent condition ! Japan, 18th

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Imari "Sukashi shishi incence holder" Porcelain Ceramics made in Japan
Japanese Imari "Sukashi shishi incence holder" Porcelain Ceramics made in Japan

Japanese Imari "Sukashi shishi incence holder" Porcelain Ceramics made in Japan

By Imari Porcelain

Located in Shibuya City, JP

India and nurtured in China. In Japan, during the Muromachi period, the traditional culture of "koudou

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s
Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s

Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s

Located in Paris, FR

Japanese bronze censer with lion foo dog (Shishi). In japan, censer is one of the three Buddhist

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Imari 19th Century Charger with Mt. Fuji and Shishi Motifs
Japanese Imari 19th Century Charger with Mt. Fuji and Shishi Motifs

Japanese Imari 19th Century Charger with Mt. Fuji and Shishi Motifs

Located in Wells, ME

Japanese Imari 19th century 15 1/2 inch charger, hand painted decoration in underglaze blue and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Large Wood Netsuke of a Shishi
Large Wood Netsuke of a Shishi

Large Wood Netsuke of a Shishi

Unavailable

H 2.25 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in

Large Wood Netsuke of a Shishi

Located in Milano, IT

Large wood netsuke of a shishi Kyoto school, 18th/19th century Height: 5.7cm The large

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Shishi Hirado Porcelain Incense Burner "Koro"
19th Century Shishi Hirado Porcelain Incense Burner "Koro"

19th Century Shishi Hirado Porcelain Incense Burner "Koro"

Unavailable

H 3.55 in W 4.34 in D 3.94 in

19th Century Shishi Hirado Porcelain Incense Burner "Koro"

Located in Paris, FR

Shishi incense burner (Koro) in Hirado porcelain.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Lion Dog Mask
Lion Dog Mask

Lion Dog Mask

Unavailable

H 24 in W 14 in D 19 in

Lion Dog Mask

Located in Seattle, WA

Japanese carved wood shishi, lion dog, dance mask. In Japan, the shishimai or lion dance is often

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Busts

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Japanese Shishi Lion Architectural Elements
A Pair of Japanese Shishi Lion Architectural Elements

A Pair of Japanese Shishi Lion Architectural Elements

Located in Austin, TX

A nicely weathered pair of Japanese shishi lions. Similar to Chinese foo dogs or foo lions, these

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Architectural Elements

Set of 2 Bronze Shishi Okimono Sculptures, Signed Hideyama, Showa, 20th C
Set of 2 Bronze Shishi Okimono Sculptures, Signed Hideyama, Showa, 20th C

Set of 2 Bronze Shishi Okimono Sculptures, Signed Hideyama, Showa, 20th C

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning set of two "shishi okimono" bronze sculptures made in Japan during the Showa

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Embroidered Japanese Textile with Shishi
Embroidered Japanese Textile with Shishi

Embroidered Japanese Textile with Shishi

Located in Chicago, IL

Large hand embroidered silk Japanese textile with a central seated Shishi surrounded by three

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Tapestries

Bizen Pottery Shishi, Japan, 19th Century
Bizen Pottery Shishi, Japan, 19th Century

Bizen Pottery Shishi, Japan, 19th Century

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H 9.85 in W 5.71 in D 7.09 in

Bizen Pottery Shishi, Japan, 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bizen pottery shishi, Japan, late Edo period, 19th century, by placing a cup filled with incense

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Iron Decorative Plate with Shishi Lion Motif
Japanese Iron Decorative Plate with Shishi Lion Motif

Japanese Iron Decorative Plate with Shishi Lion Motif

Located in Fukuoka, JP

, reflecting expert craftsmanship and powerful symbolism. In Japanese tradition, the Shishi is a guardian

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork

Materials

Iron

A Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion FormTemple Candle Holder
A Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion FormTemple Candle Holder

A Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion FormTemple Candle Holder

Located in Austin, TX

shishi lion climbing up a rocky outcropping. His head is turned to look behind him, mouth slightly open

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS
PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS

PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS

Located in Stamford, CT

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Stools

Rare Japanese Seto Pottery Folk Art Shishi Guardian Dogs, Meiji Period
Rare Japanese Seto Pottery Folk Art Shishi Guardian Dogs, Meiji Period

Rare Japanese Seto Pottery Folk Art Shishi Guardian Dogs, Meiji Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare pair of Japanese Folk Art Seto pottery shishi Buddhist guardian dogs glazed in a dark greenish

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Japan, Pair of large lacquer boxes with Shishi, early 19th century
Japan, Pair of large lacquer boxes with Shishi, early 19th century

Japan, Pair of large lacquer boxes with Shishi, early 19th century

Located in PARIS, FR

Japan, Pair of large lacquer boxes with Shishi, early 19th century Rare pair of large boxes with

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Framed Japanese Metallic Thread Temple Embroidery of a Shishi, Edo Period
Framed Japanese Metallic Thread Temple Embroidery of a Shishi, Edo Period

Framed Japanese Metallic Thread Temple Embroidery of a Shishi, Edo Period

Located in Austin, TX

A large and powerful metallic thread embroidered temple hanging of a Buddhistic lion, shishi

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Japanese Four Foo Dogs Shishi Koma-Inu, Two Pair Glazed Works of Art
Japanese Four Foo Dogs Shishi Koma-Inu, Two Pair Glazed Works of Art

Japanese Four Foo Dogs Shishi Koma-Inu, Two Pair Glazed Works of Art

Located in South Burlington, VT

; foo dogs—commonly referred to as shishi or koma-inu in Japan—are often seen guarding shrines

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Bronze Vase with Shishi Lions Design
Large Bronze Vase with Shishi Lions Design

Large Bronze Vase with Shishi Lions Design

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Large bronze vase with Shishi Lions design carved by Gyokusei Age: Mid-20th Century

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair Of Wooden Kibana Carved In The Shape Of A Shishi
Pair Of Wooden Kibana Carved In The Shape Of A Shishi

Pair Of Wooden Kibana Carved In The Shape Of A Shishi

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H 11.82 in W 11.42 in D 15.75 in

Pair Of Wooden Kibana Carved In The Shape Of A Shishi

Located in Milano, IT

Pair of large kibana, carved wooden ornaments used in Japanese Buddhist temples, carved in the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Japanese Imari Covered Urn
Japanese Imari Covered Urn

Japanese Imari Covered Urn

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H 16 in Dm 9 in

Japanese Imari Covered Urn

Located in Chicago, IL

depicting a phoenix and shishi (Japanese lion dogs). Pagoda Red Collection #: BTA033

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Yatate Bronze Calligraphy Box
Antique Japanese Yatate Bronze Calligraphy Box

Antique Japanese Yatate Bronze Calligraphy Box

Located in New York, NY

Antique Japanese Yatate bronze calligraphy box. Shishi dogs, leaves, vines, and gourds can be found

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

A Japanese Gilt Wood Model of a Shi Shi
A Japanese Gilt Wood Model of a Shi Shi

A Japanese Gilt Wood Model of a Shi Shi

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H 12.5 in W 24 in D 12 in

A Japanese Gilt Wood Model of a Shi Shi

Located in Austin, TX

A highly animated wooden carving of a Japanese Shi-Shi lion. Shishi are known as protective

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Ceramic Shishi Lion Hand Warmer, Japan
19th Century Ceramic Shishi Lion Hand Warmer, Japan

19th Century Ceramic Shishi Lion Hand Warmer, Japan

Located in Point Richmond, CA

19th century Ceramic Shishi Lion Hand Warmer, Japan This ceramic hand warmer is in the form of a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Hirado White Glazed Shishi Figure
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Hirado White Glazed Shishi Figure

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Hirado White Glazed Shishi Figure

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stylish Japanese Meiji Hirado porcelain figure of a Shishi dating from the early 19th century

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Negoro Lacquer Low Table with Shishi Design, Dated 1928
Japanese Negoro Lacquer Low Table with Shishi Design, Dated 1928

Japanese Negoro Lacquer Low Table with Shishi Design, Dated 1928

Located in Austin, TX

A stunning Japanese red and black negoro lacquer low, square table with a takamakie lacquer design

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Bronze Shishi Koro, Foo Lion Censer, Taisho Period, 20th Century
Japanese Bronze Shishi Koro, Foo Lion Censer, Taisho Period, 20th Century

Japanese Bronze Shishi Koro, Foo Lion Censer, Taisho Period, 20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A fantastic and dynamic Japanese cast bronze censer in the form of a roaring shishi with a brocade

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Monju Bosatsu on a Shishi
Japanese Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Monju Bosatsu on a Shishi

Japanese Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Monju Bosatsu on a Shishi

Located in Austin, TX

A powerfully sculpted Japanese Taisho Period cast bronze figure of the Buddhist deity Manjushri

Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Censer with Dragon and Shishi
Large Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Censer with Dragon and Shishi

Large Japanese Meiji Period Cast Bronze Censer with Dragon and Shishi

Located in Austin, TX

A large and attractive Japanese bronze incense burner, Meiji period, late 19th or early 20th

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs
Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs

Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs

Located in Studio City, CA

Truly remarkable and wonderfully, intricately hand-carved pair of ancient Japanese Komainu Shishi

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Vintage Red Blue Ceramic Sculpture, circa 1960
Large Japanese Vintage Red Blue Ceramic Sculpture, circa 1960

Large Japanese Vintage Red Blue Ceramic Sculpture, circa 1960

Located in Takarazuka, JP

This large vintage Japanese ceramic shishi lion signed “Kutani Sueyoshi” is from the early postwar

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Gold

Blue Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist
Blue Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist

Blue Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist

Located in Takarazuka, JP

wealth, and the shishi lions in Japan symbolize prosperity, success, and are considered Guardian lions

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases

Materials

Gold

Monju Bosatsu Riding a Lion, Carved, Lacquered, Gilt Wood, Meiji Period
Monju Bosatsu Riding a Lion, Carved, Lacquered, Gilt Wood, Meiji Period

Monju Bosatsu Riding a Lion, Carved, Lacquered, Gilt Wood, Meiji Period

Located in Austin, TX

Shishi (Lion), Meiji Period, circa 1880, Japan. Monju Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva Majurshri, the embodiment

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Japanese Okimono of a Shishi
Japanese Okimono of a Shishi

Japanese Okimono of a Shishi

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H 3.55 in W 4.73 in D 3.94 in

Japanese Okimono of a Shishi

By Toyosai

Located in MILANO, IT

A Japanese wood okimono of a funny shishi. Signed under the base.        

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture
Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture

Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture

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H 7.09 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in

Japanese lion shishi Wood sculpture

Located in MILANO, IT

An unusual wood okimono of a karashishi with tama finely carved. Signed under the tama.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Lacquer Shishi Dog Netsuke, circa 1820, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer Shishi Dog Netsuke, circa 1820, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer Shishi Dog Netsuke, circa 1820, Edo Period

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Japanese red lacquer (tsuishu) Shishi dog netsuke, early 19th century, Edo Period. The finely

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Large Japanese Arita (Imari) Porcelain Dish with Shishi Decoration, Meiji Era
Large Japanese Arita (Imari) Porcelain Dish with Shishi Decoration, Meiji Era

Large Japanese Arita (Imari) Porcelain Dish with Shishi Decoration, Meiji Era

Located in Saverne, Grand Est

A large Arita porcelain dish with polychrome decoration on a gold background of shishi among

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Writing Box with Shishi Lions
Writing Box with Shishi Lions

Writing Box with Shishi Lions

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H 4.53 in W 8.35 in D 10.83 in

Writing Box with Shishi Lions

By Mikami Yokodo

Located in New York, NY

stone and suiteki water dropper. The outside décor is dominated by two dramatic shishi

Category

Vintage 1930s Japanese Lacquer

Bronze Figure of Standing Shishi Lion Dog Koro Incensor
Bronze Figure of Standing Shishi Lion Dog Koro Incensor

Bronze Figure of Standing Shishi Lion Dog Koro Incensor

Located in Monterey, CA

to protect the people within. Material: Bronze Origin: Japan Age: Edo period, circa 1850. Size

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Rare and Superbly Carved Walnut 'Shishi' Mirror
19th Century Rare and Superbly Carved Walnut 'Shishi' Mirror

19th Century Rare and Superbly Carved Walnut 'Shishi' Mirror

By Gabriel Viardot

Located in Suffolk, GB

A late 19th century rare and superbly carved walnut 'shishi' (or Japanese temple dog) mirror

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

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19th Century Japanese Shishi Statue

19th Century Japanese Shishi Statue

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H 6.7 in W 8.3 in D 4.9 in

19th Century Japanese Shishi Statue

Located in Paris, FR

Very funny ceramic Shishi.

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Big Japanese Bronze Shishi of 1920

Big Japanese Bronze Shishi of 1920

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H 13 in W 15.36 in D 7.88 in

Big Japanese Bronze Shishi of 1920

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Japanese Shishi For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese shishi you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ceramic, every Japanese shishi was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese shishi — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Japanese shishi, those designed in Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese shishi over the years, but those crafted by Japanese School are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Japanese Shishi?

Prices for a Japanese shishi can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $225 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,975.