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Shi Shi Dogs

Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c. Bizen kiln is one of
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics

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Clay

Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
reserve. Japan an early and superb pair (2) of mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dogs also known as Komainu
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
Japan Important Large Pair Early Shinto Temple Lions Hand-Carved, 18th Century
$22,800 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 29 in W 25 in D 12 in

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Pair of Japanese Lacquer Hibachis Depicting Shi-Shi Dogs, Meiji Period
Located in San Antonio, TX
Wonderful pair of lacquer wood hibachis from the Meiji Period in Japan, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Metal

Pair of Japanese Lacquer Hibachis
Located in New York, NY
base featuring design of flowers, vines and shi shi dogs. With copper liners.    
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Early 20th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Early 18th Century Japanese Octagonal Imari Vase
Located in London, GB
of Kara Shi Shi Dogs, ducks and birds of paradise. All set in a landscape of reeds and foliage
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japanese Screen Painting with Chinese Lions
Located in New York, NY
mythological Chinese lion dogs, or Shi Shi, amongst peonies on a gold leaf background with embossed signature
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Ink

Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c. Bizen kiln is one of
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics

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Clay

Antique Japanese Bronze Vase with Shi Shi Handles, circa 19th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
shi shi dogs playing amongst flora on the front, and a flower stem on the back. The background is
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Incised Oblong Incense Burner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Large Japanese elaborate incised oblong incense burner with Shi Shi dogs and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Objects

Five-Piece Miniature Japanese Porcelain Garniture
Located in Katonah, NY
bamboo. Comprising two covered vases with finials modeled as traditional shi shi lion dogs, a pair of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Garniture

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Porcelain

Japanese Black Lacquer Tana (Tiered Tea Cabinet) with Gold Family Crests
Located in Hudson, NY
the gods of Japan (Ebisu and Daikoku), as well as a pair of shi-shi, or mythical lion-dogs
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Pair of Antique Imari Ginger Jars W Foo Dog Lids
Located in Atlanta, GA
jar shape with a high domed and flanged lid. The finials are the traditional shi-shi, guardian lions
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain

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Porcelain

Japan Important Early Temple Lions Hand-Carved Stone Pair of Old Kyoto
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an early pair of temple mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dogs also known as Komainu hand-carved in
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture

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Sandstone

Rare Pair of White Porcelain Blanc De Chine Foo Shi Dogs by Fitz and Floyd
By Fitz and Floyd
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of unique white porcelain "blanc de chine" Foo /Shi Dogs by Fitz and Floyd, circa
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Asian Tibetan Bronze Kylin Foo Dog Lion Sculptures - a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique pair of Asian bronze sculptures depicting Tibetan Kylin (Japanese Shi Shi
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Early 20th Century Asian Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large SHI SHI DOGS M. Sauyer
Located in Sarasota, FL
Extra large bronze Shi Shi dogs statues japenese style but France signed M. Sauyer original petina
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Antique 19th Century Statues

Materials

Bronze

Large SHI SHI DOGS M. Sauyer
Large SHI SHI DOGS M. Sauyer
H 30 in W 25 in D 10 in
PAIR OF BRONZE SHI SHI DOGS by M. Sauyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
A LIVELY MASSIVE PAIR OF JAPANESE STYLE CAST BRONZE SHI SHI DOGS. Each fierce stylized canine
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20th Century Decorative Objects

Antique Pair of Shi Shi Foo Dogs
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of Shi Shi dogs are glazed male and female with tongues out well modeled in "PALE OLIVE
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Ceramic

Antique Pair of Shi Shi Foo Dogs
Antique Pair of Shi Shi Foo Dogs
H 6 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
Exceptional Japanese Imari Lamped Vase, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
. Large floral panels showing chrysanthemums and peonies. The collar decorated with kara shi-shi dogs on
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Japanese Porcelain Shi-Shi Lion Dog on Later Carved Scroll Stand
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
piece is presented on a later carved, wooden scroll stand. Shi-shi lion dogs, also referred to as foo
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Porcelain, Wood

Large Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Hardwood Foo Dogs (Shi)
Located in Miami, FL
Large pair of Chinese well carved hardwood Foo Dogs (Shi).
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Japanese Edo Period Aorigawa
Located in New York, NY
of Shi Shi (mythical dogs), in gold on a dark background. This pair is in excellent
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Decorative Objects

A Pair of 17th century Japanese Imari Baluster Vases with Lids
Located in London, GB
and a border painted with chrysanthemums. The panels show gambolling kara shi shi foh dogs one of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Ceramics

17th Century Pair of Imari Baluster Vases on Giltwood Bases
Located in London, GB
. The panels show gambolling kara shi-shi foh dogs one of which is hiding in a peony bush. Five palette
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Antique Japanese Imari Vases and Covers Decorated in Blue and Orange
Located in London, GB
A pair of antique Japanese Imari vases and covers decorated with large shi shi dogs with balls, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Ceramics

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Porcelain

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Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
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$19,800 Sale Price
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Four Italian Fauns Stone Garden Statues Representing Musicians
Located in Rome, IT
A set of four delicious hand carved limestone fauns figures on shaped pedestals. Typical example of statues that was inserted in the large parks of the Venetian Villas.
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2010s Italian Statues

Materials

Limestone

Japanese Marquetry Hanging or Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and remarkable Japanese lacquer and marquetry decorated table or hanging cabinet, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The cabinet of square form surmounted by an arched top wit...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture

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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 from 1920 to 1949. This is a male guardian lion sculpture, is recognized as it is ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture
Large Foo Dog Guardian Lion Blue Porcelain Sculpture
$2,262 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 9.85 in
Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Blue Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Cuyo bookends are solid heavy beautiful pieces of geometrical onyx stone, mostly in square base and round top. Very sharm for a personal library. Our pieces are made by hand. One of...
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2010s Argentine Modern Bookends

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Cuyo Large Alpaca Silver & Blue  Onyx Stone Pair of Bookends
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$1,450 / item
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Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Musical Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood, Rosewood

Massive Early 20th Century 187-Drawer Maple Card Catalog
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Library Bureau - Boston, MA Antique maple card catalog. This eye-catching and extravagant piece was manufactured by Library Bureau of Boston, once the preeminent manufact...
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Black Leather & Cast Solid Brass Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Primal lounge chair (2024) is a bold, Brutalist-inspired statement piece, crafted with sculptural presence and rich material contrast. Upholstered in black leather, the ...
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2010s Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps

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Crystal, Ormolu

Large Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of antique Chinese porcelain foo dogs. Stunning pair of antique Chinese hand decorated porcelain foo dogs or foo lions. This beautiful pair of Chinese foo dogs are execute...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Large Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
$6,850 / set
H 19.75 in W 8.25 in D 19.25 in
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan snow lions are known for protective qualities, they are celestial animal emblem of Tibet that em...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Savannah, GA
Extraordinary pair of fine glazed porcelain Foo dogs came to us out of an estate here in Savannah, Georgia, belonging to an old general that long ago brought them from Thailand. Used...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Late 19th century Pair of Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
$27,500 / set
H 21 in W 24 in D 14 in
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak

Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
Pair of Old Oak Church Altars in the Neo-Gothic Style
$49,502
H 200.79 in W 120.08 in D 82.68 in
French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs
Located in Miami, FL
King-size bed with an impressive Renaissance-style headboard and footboard, crafted from beautiful walnut wood. The bed has a fabulous large heavily carved cherub This original Itali...
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This monumental stone fountain canopy was made identical to the fountain of the Chateau of the Black Prince in Lormont. Dated from the 20th century, four columns with grooved barrels...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Architectural Elements

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Stone

Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
Monumental Well in the Louis XIV Style, 20th Century
$139,077
H 257.09 in W 94.69 in D 94.69 in
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market Canton, circa 1737 H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm Provenance: - Private collection, The N...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Cypress, Lacquer

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Shi Shi Dogs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of shi shi dogs available for sale. The range of distinct shi shi dogs — often made from ceramic, porcelain and bronze — can elevate any home. Shi shi dogs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much are Shi Shi Dogs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,200, while they’re typically $760 on the low end and $17,911 highest priced.