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Antique Bronze Chinese Foo Lion Incense Burner - Marked Ming Dynasty
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Antique Bronze Chinese Foo Lion Incense Burner - Marked Ming Dynasty - H 6" x W 3" x L 6"
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Buddhist Lions and Attendants, 17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 48.75 in W 26.25 in D 12 in
Antique Pair of Late Ming Dynasty Silk Road Carved Stone Guardian Lions
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare pair of large Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions. Originated from a house of a
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Stone
H 37.01 in W 13.78 in D 31.5 in
Ming Dynasty Blue and White Jarlet with Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ming dynasty blue and white jarlet decorated with lions, 16th century.
This jarlet of deep cobalt
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war & dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
are most often seated at the threshold of the temple. They are also called the lions of Fô
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 11.42 in W 4.73 in D 5.91 in
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, Ming Dynasty.
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs or Guardian
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 4 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
Bronze Patinated Polychromed Buddhist Lion Incense Burner! Tongshi Sculpture Art
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT!
BRONZE LION
INCENSE BURNER!
EXTREMELY RARE!
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 7" Tall x 7
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 7 in W 7 in D 7 in
Fine Pair of Intricately Carved Marble Garden Foo Lion Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A pair of opposing foo lions with elaborately carved curled fur and seated on bases. One places a
Category
Mid-20th Century Ming Statues
Materials
Marble
Mint Antique Imperial Chinese Ningxia Throne Back Cover with Lion Dogs
Located in Milan, IT
drawn lion dogs, auspicious symbols of protection and power, flanking a lotus flower with tendrils
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Magnificent Large Pair of Cast Bronze Medici Lions Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
.
The form of the traditional Chinese guardian lions became standardized during the Ming dynasty to
Category
Vintage 1970s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 37.8 in W 16.93 in D 37.41 in
Antique PAIR of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs with Good Detail and colour, early 20thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good pair of antique Ming style Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
H 5.25 in W 8 in D 3.25 in
Massive Chinese 19th Century Hardwood Lion Dog
Located in Berwickshire, GB
A massive and fierce Chinese dense hardwood statue of foo dog, 19th century. Extremely well carved and in very good condition for its age. Most probably, it was one of a pair guardin...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of Meiping Shape Vases and Covers with Foo Lion Finials
Located in Florence, IT
in white porcelain also know as Blanc de Chine. On its shoulders it has four lion faces with rings
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ming Porcelain
Large Pair of Meiping Shape Vases and Covers with Fo-Lion Finials
Located in Florence, IT
The Mei Ping,"Plum Vase" is traditionally used in China to display branches of Plum Blossoms hence its name. It has a narrow base, a wide body, a narrow neck, and a small opening. Ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ming Porcelain
Large Pair of Meiping Shape Vases and Covers with Fo-Lion Finials
Located in Florence, IT
The Mei Ping,"Plum Vase" is traditionally used in China to display branches of Plum Blossoms hence its name. It has a narrow base, a wide body, a narrow neck, and a small opening. Ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ming Porcelain
Very Large Pair of Meiping Shape Vases and Covers with Fo-Lion Finials
Located in Florence, IT
The Mei Ping,"Plum Vase" is traditionally used in China to display branches of Plum Blossoms hence its name. It has a narrow base, a wide body, a narrow neck, and a small opening. Ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ming Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Ceramic Buddhistic Lions
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of large fierce-looking and colorful Chinese Ming style pottery Buddhistic lions or foo dogs
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Large Ming-Style Stone Buddhistic Lions
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Massive Chinese Ming-Style Stone Buddhistic Lions seated on rectangular bases; carved in
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures
Materials
Stone
17th Century Chinese Late Ming Dynasty Stone Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
Stone lions have been used by the Chinese as guardians against bad elements since the Han dynasty
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Exceptional Pair of Marble Lions from China with great, old patina, Ming Period
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Pair of Chinese Lions,Mythological Figures,
Good old great patina, and beautiful beige
Category
Antique 1680s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Statuary Marble
H 16.54 in W 11.82 in D 6.3 in
17th Century Carved Stone Lion Protector
Located in Chicago, IL
This seated sculpture was carved over 400 years ago during the Ming dynasty out of a single block
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese 16th-17th Century Carved Stone Guardian Lion Sculptures
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese carved stone foo dog guardian lions from the 16-17th century. Very detailed.
The
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Statues
Materials
Lava
H 20.08 in W 33.47 in D 15.36 in
Pair of Vintage Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Lions, 1980s
Located in Austin, TX
1980s.
The pair of lions, modeled after the pair of Ming Dynasty carved stone lions that guard the
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Blue and White Censer with Lotus Design and Lion Finial, Mid-Late Ming Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
early years of the Jiajing Emperor (1522–1540s) during the Ming dynasty. The cobalt blue pigment appears
Category
Antique 16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Guardian Lion, late 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic Chinese sancai glazed tilework celestial guardian lion, late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644
Category
Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Stone Archaic China Lions or Dogs Foe Sculpture, probably Ming Dinasty
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique pair of stone lions or Foe dogs, probably Ming Dinasty (1358-1644) -
They can be placed on
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
H 11.82 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
China Fine Antique Jade Celadon Lion and Tiger Pair, Ming Dynasty
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a finely carved antique celadon jade of a cat kingdom pair: lion with mounted tiger - a
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Stone Guardian Foo Lions
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fierce pair of Chinese molded stone guardian foo lions or foo dogs. Each with expressive faces
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Bronze Bell Shaped Censer Mounted With Buddhistic Lions
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Chinese bronze censer of bell shape mounted with two Buddhist lions probably Ming 1368
Category
Antique 16th Century Asian Ming Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Tripod Censer Foo Dog Lion Incense Burner
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful antique bronze incense burner in the Ming dynasty style. The vessel's bulbous sides are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Urns
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Bronze Guardian Foo Lions
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine pair of dark patinated bronze male and female guardian Foo Lions. Both with fierce and
Category
20th Century Asian Ming Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Magnificent Large Pair of Cast Bronze Medici Lions, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
of the traditional Chinese guardian lions became standardized during the Ming dynasty to feature a
Category
Vintage 1980s Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 37.8 in W 16.93 in D 37.41 in
Ming Roof Tile Foo Lion
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive large foo lion, green glazed body with applied decoration in black and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Statues
Materials
Stoneware
Ming Dynasty Carved Stone Foo Lion
Located in Woodbury, CT
The ferocious beast sits on an integral 2-tier base, upon his (or hers) hind legs while his (or hers) front legs extend.
Chisel marks obvious on bottom.
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Chinese Ming Foo Lion Roof Tile
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully expressive foo dog, female with paw on pup, very detailed with applied flowers, bushy tail, big ears and fur.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Architectural Elements
Materials
Turquoise
Ming Dynasty Architectural Wooden Lions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) wooden lions.
Likely found as a architectural design.
Much
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming or Qing Dynasty Bronze Fu Lion Form Censer
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese small bronze censer, or incense burner, dating from the late Ming or early Qing
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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