Japanese Shishi

Large wood netsuke of a shishi Kyoto school, 18th/19th century Height: 5.7cm The large netsuke with a very nice patina, showing the mythical creature seated, its body turned s...

Shishi incense burner (Koro) in Hirado porcelain.

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...

Japanese carved wood shishi, lion dog, dance mask.

A nicely weathered pair of Japanese shishi lions. Similar to Chinese foo dogs or foo lions, these would originally have been placed under the eaves of a Buddhist or Shinto temple to ...

Large hand embroidered silk Japanese textile with a central seated Shishi surrounded by three flying dragons, and floral motifs, with a silk border.

Bizen pottery shishi, Japan, late Edo period, 19th century, by placing a cup filled with incense under the object, the incense wisps out of the open mouth.

In Japanese tradition, the Shishi is a guardian figure, believed to ward off evil and bring protection.

Commissioned for a temple, this large and impressive candle holder features a lively and alert shishi lion climbing up a rocky outcropping. His head is turned to look behind him, mou...

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

Rare pair of Japanese Folk Art Seto pottery shishi Buddhist guardian dogs glazed in a dark greenish brown toned glaze, late Meiji period Acknowledged fault: numerous minor firing ...

A large and powerful metallic thread embroidered temple hanging of a Buddhistic lion, shishi, stalking by a rushing stream, late Edo period, early 19th century. The shishi has been ...

A rare and decorative statement piece ideal for collectors of Japanese Meiji art, Satsuma pottery, or Asian export ceramics.

From our recent Japanese Acquistions Travels. A handsome bundle of canine Japanese four (4) foo dogs Shishi koma-inu, two pair glazed works of art.

Large bronze vase with Shishi Lions design carved by Gyokusei Age: Mid-20th Century Dimensions: W.26 cm (10 inch) , H:36.5 cm (14.5 inch) Weight: 4.2kg ( 9.5 lb). Very Good ...

Pair of large kibana, carved wooden ornaments used in Japanese Buddhist temples, carved in the shape of mythical lion-like creatures, called shishi.

A 19th century Japanese porcelain imari covered urn with a multicolored glazed brocade design depicting a phoenix and shishi (Japanese lion dogs).

Antique Japanese Yatate bronze calligraphy box. Shishi dogs, leaves, vines, and gourds can be found on the long handle that ends with a hook to hang from a scholar's belt.

A highly animated wooden carving of a Japanese Shi-Shi lion. Shishi are known as protective beasts in Japan, similar to Foo Lions in China.

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 ...

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

19th century Ceramic Shishi Lion Hand Warmer, Japan This ceramic hand warmer is in the form of a shishi lion, a beast with magical properties, including the power to repel evil.

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

A stunning Japanese red and black negoro lacquer low, square table with a takamakie lacquer design of a shishi and ball, dated 3rd year of Showa, corresponding to 1928, and signed Ka...

A fantastic and dynamic Japanese cast bronze censer in the form of a roaring shishi with a brocade ball, Taisho period, circa 1920, Japan.

A powerfully sculpted Japanese Taisho Period cast bronze figure of the Buddhist deity Manjushri, known as Monju Bosatsu in Japan, riding atop a ferocious lion.

A large and attractive Japanese bronze incense burner, Meiji period, late 19th or early 20th century. The bulbous body of the censer supported by a large pedestal foot and set upon ...

Truly remarkable and wonderfully, intricately hand-carved pair of ancient Japanese Komainu Shishi (or Jishi) protective lions.

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

The giant peonies symbolize royalty and wealth, and the shishi lions in Japan symbolize prosperity, success, and are considered Guardian lions, also known as komainu.

A wonderful Japanese carved, lacquered, and gilt wood figure of Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri), riding a Shishi (Lion), Meiji Period, circa 1880, Japan.

This is a stunning set of two "shishi okimono" bronze sculptures made in Japan during the Showa period in the 20th century.

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

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

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

A large Arita porcelain dish with polychrome decoration on a gold background of shishi among peonies. Japan, late 19th century.

Japan, Pair of large lacquer boxes with Shishi, early 19th century Rare pair of large boxes with superb mirror decoration of Shishi or Foo lion/dog in gold lacquer on a black backgr...

The design on this writing box has an ancient Chinese origin. The legendary shishi lions were called the "king of hundred animals" and the peony the "king of hundred plants".

This lion dog is an incensor, where incense was inserted and burned inside. There is a door that opens on the back of the dog for the incense. The shish lion dog is a protector, ofte...

A late 19th century rare and superbly carved walnut 'shishi' (or Japanese temple dog) mirror attributed to the Parisian cabinetmaker Gabriel-Frederic Viardot (1830-1906).

Very funny ceramic Shishi.

Beginning 20th century bronze Shishi censer, Japan. Shishi: Mythical lion with the raised tail, a symbol of prosperity.