Meiji Lion
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Lion And Crocodile On Wooden Base
Located in Southall, GB
A delightful Meiji Period Japanese bronze lion and crocodile on a root wood base. A skilfully hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,950
H 17.72 in W 26.78 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Pair of Japanese Bronze Lions Bookends, Meiji Period
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This superb and rare pair of Japanese Meiji period bronze bookends are cast in solid bronze and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The dramatic lion, known as a shishi in Japan, is cast as both a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,800
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 9.25 in
19th Century Japanese Meiji Era Patinated Bronze Foo Dog Lion Group Censer
Located in Forney, TX
A large and impressive Japanese Meiji period (1852-1912) patinated bronze guardian lion censer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$3,500
H 10 in W 15.5 in D 9 in
Asian Sculpture / Okimono with Lion and Crows, Japan, Meiji Era, circa 1880
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
lion, 2 birds (crows or other birds of prey) and 1 snake held in the claws of one of the crows.
Japan
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$2,523 Sale Price
25% Off
H 24.81 in W 27.56 in D 9.85 in
Lacquered Meiji Period Carved Wood Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions on Boulle Stands
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Japanese lacquered wood figures depicting seated Foo Dogs or Guardian Lions in a deep red
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
$3,500 / set
H 21 in W 14 in D 7 in
Japan, A rare Japanese Kutani figure of Kannon on a Foo Lion, Meiji Period, 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Japanese Kutani Figure: Unveiling Tranquility and Spiritual Power from Meiji Period Japan
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
$1,923
H 8.67 in W 4.93 in D 7.09 in
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
$960
H 3.94 in W 5.91 in D 9.45 in
Antique Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain Scalloped Edge Lions Birds Bowl 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
in blue, orange and green with Mandarin ducks nesting in a garden, pairs of blue guardian lions, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
H 4 in Dm 9.75 in
Massive Japanese Meiji Satsuma Temple Jar with ShiShi Lion Finial – Hand-Painted
Located in Media, PA
An impressive and monumental Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase dating from the Meiji period (late
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$7,490
H 33.5 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Rare Edo-Meiji Period Bronze Hibachi with Lion Handles
Located in Fukuoka, JP
motifs. The standout feature is the lion-shaped handles (shishi or komainu), sculpted with expressive
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Genryusai Seiya Style Stone Jardineiere/Planter - Zoomorphic “Animals” with Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jagenpanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large scale Meiji Period 1868-1912
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Cast Stone
$3,075 Sale Price
25% Off
H 9 in W 19 in D 17 in
Great Wood Carving Lion Figurine / 1868-1920 / Rare Item
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
finished with black lacquer.
It is a very delicate and beautiful sculpture.
The expression of the lion is
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique 19C Japanese Satsuma Lidded Koro Gosu Blue ENDLESS WAVE LION
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
sweet little Koro with Wave and leaves design and a mytical beast/lion on top of the lid.
The base has a
Category
Antique 19th Century Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
$997 Sale Price
49% Off
H 4.53 in W 3.94 in D 2.96 in
Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Koro with Foo Lion shape Japan 19th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration.
Condition
Some usual age signs like ware and the foo lion is
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$1,413 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.63 in Dm 7.09 in
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19th Century Japanese Bronze Lion Meiji Period on Wood Base Signed
Located in Hampstead, QC
and impressive bronze sculpture of a roaring lion was made during the Meiji Period in Japan (1868-1921
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Bronze Lion Sculpture
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze lion with a shaggy mane, signed.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures
Meiji Period Carved Lion and Tiger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding pair of Meiji Period carved hardwood figures of a ferocious lion and tiger
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Meiji Bronze of a Lion
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Meiji bronze of a stalking lion by Seiya, shown crouching down and baring his teeth, signed. On a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Antique Meiji period Japanese Satsuma Lion with Vases mark Japan 19c
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Country of origin: Japan
Age: Edo/Meiji Period 19th century
Size: 11 cm high
Condition: Both with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
Meiji Period Bronze Study of a Lion and Lioness by ‘Genryusai Seiya’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze study of a lion and lioness, the lion striding forward and snarling with the
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanes Bronze Vase With Foo Lions, Meiji Period.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bronze vase with Foo lions.
Japanese signature, see pictures.
Meiji period 1868-1912
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vases
Materials
Silver
Outstanding Exhibition Quality Meiji Period Silk Embroidery of a Lion and Lio
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An outstanding exhibition quality Meiji period silk embroidery of a lion and lioness. Worked in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese More Furniture and Collectibles
H 52.76 in W 53.94 in D 0.04 in
Large Japanese Satsuma Censer with Foo Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
four legs. The lid having a Foo-lion holding a ball with a Greek key pattern around the border. An
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Old Wood Carving Lion Head/Antique Folk Art Figurine Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an item of Japanese culture.
Since ancient times, the Japanese have created lion heads and
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 14.97 in D 15.36 in
Antique Kutani Porcelain Japanese Shi Shi Lion Foo Dog Figure Candle Joss Stick
By Kutani Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Nice quality antique Kutani studio porcelain Shi Shi lion candle holder, circa 19th/early 20th
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Meiji Candlesticks
Materials
Porcelain
H 9 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Japanese Meiji Embroidered Lions Wall Hanging
Located in Hastings, GB
A large Japanese Meiji embroidered wall hanging of a lion and lioness
Meiji Era 1868-1912, late
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Censor with Buddhist Lions
Located in Austin, TX
A Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze censor of globular form flanked by applied wave tailed
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese antique small wooden lion carving / 1800s / Edo-Meiji period/ Wabi-sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese antique small wooden lion sculpture/1800s/Edo-Meiji period/Wabi-sabi
This is a wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 4.22 in W 6.5 in D 3.63 in
Antique 19th Century Bronze Incense Burner Monju on a Lion Japanese Meiji Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
out of the mouth of the Lion.
Both the lid and the dog have a mark.
Pictures in natural light
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
H 0.04 in Dm 0.04 in
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
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 Old Copper Lion Figurine / Large Casting Figurine/Japanese Antique
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese brass lion figurine.
It's big and very powerful.
The round thing at the foot of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
H 19.22 in W 20.48 in D 8.67 in
Large Wood Carving Japanese Antique Lion / 19th Century / Wabi-Sabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate.
Introducing the sculptures of old Japanese lions.
It is used for building materials such as
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm
H 15.16 in W 21.26 in D 9.85 in
Antique & Large Hand Crafted & Hand Painted Satsuma Vase w. Temple Lion Handles
Located in Lisse, NL
-painted temple lion handles too give deeper meaning to this, probably, Meiji era vase. We did not purchase
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 31.1 in W 15.2 in D 12.9 in
Bronze Meiji Period Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking, muscular and a ferocious bronze lion from the Meiji Period (Japan 1860-1912. Without
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Lion Okimono, Kyoi Masatsune, Meiji Period
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
£1,450.00
Japanese bronze okimono, signed Kyoi Masatsune, Meiji period. Powerfully cast, as a
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Japanese Carved Snow Lions
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of 19th century, Meiji period, Japanese snow lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Casein, Glass, Wood
Japanese Porcelain Shi-Shi Lion Dog on Later Carved Scroll Stand
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A Japanese Porcelain shi-shi lion dog statue, dating to the Meiji period between 1868-1912. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
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Located in New York, NY
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the Classic art-history text – the perfect gift for every art connoisseur and student
For more than 60 years Ernst Gombrich's The Story of Art has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Brown Leather Riding Boots with Trees, 1890s Austria
By Rudolf Scheer & Söhne
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A pair of exquisite decorative brown leather riding boots made by Austrian Imperial shoemaker Scheer - Purveyor of the imperial and royal court of the Austrian and Hungarian empire.
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Antique 1890s Austrian Late Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish.
The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,749 Sale Price
32% Off
H 5.91 in Dm 10.63 in
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
By Ferrari Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand.
The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Dinner Plates
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile.
Our lovely antique Chinese glazed pottery or porcelain roof tile depicts a warrior riding on a Phoenix bird. This piece is signed and ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Pair of Chinese Bronzed Metal Buddhist Temple Foo Dogs Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian temple foo dogs or foo lions intricately crafted from bronzed metal. The lions are depicted sitting with one having a paw on a ball or o...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
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Located in valatie, NY
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Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
$1,150 / set
H 11.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
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American na...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
$4,500
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.5 in
Beautiful and Rare Art Nouveau Bar Table with an Complete Smoking Set
Located in Wien, AT
Art Nouveau bar and smoking set.
Polished and stove enamelled
on the upper side is the cigar box.
It opens by pushing a button on the right side.
Three oval bottles.
Ten jiggers...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$14,422
H 36.23 in W 22.05 in D 14.18 in
'American Notes' First Edition Books by Charles Dickens
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
'American Notes for General Circulation' by Charles Dickens. First Edition.
Vol 1 and 2
London: Chapman and Hall
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Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars.
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Antique 19th Century English Books
Japanese Satsuma Incense Burner, Koro, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Japanese Satsuma tripod incense burner, koro, with pierced metal lid, signed Eizan (?) Meiji Period, late 19th century, Japan.
The koro, or censer, features a s...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Silver, Metal
Antique Southeast Asian Burmese Jeweled Carved Qilin Foo Lion Figure Statue Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A near pair of antique Southeast Asian Burmese jeweled parcel gilt wooden temple guardian figure carvings. circa 1900
Hand carved in Burma (present day Myanmar) in the late 19th / e...
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
$950 / set
H 7 in W 2.5 in D 4 in
Art Deco Wardrobe Full Mahogany with Pergament like Doors and Wrought Iron
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Art Deco Wardrobe full mahogany with pergament like doors and wrought iron
restored. Can be dismantled for transport.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wrought Iron
$4,951
H 70.87 in W 78.75 in D 22.45 in
Antique Large Fine Quality Japanese Oriental Bronze Urn Vase Meiji Period
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique large 17" fine quality Japanese Oriental bronze urn vase Meiji Period 19th century. Signed artist piece.
Would look amazing in the right location and make a fabulous centr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$1,151 Sale Price
30% Off
H 17.33 in Dm 9.06 in
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
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Prices for a meiji lion start at $520 and top out at $48,765 with the average selling for $3,469.













