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
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay
H 24 in W 14 in D 12 in
Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dogs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
, providing balance and harmony, and protection from evil. They originated in China and were called ‘shi
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Fo's Dogs Pair of Hand Decorated Ceramics' 900, Antiques
Located in Foggia, FG
, sono chiamati shi, che significa “leone” o shishi, che significa “leone di pietra”. Assomigliano sia
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Antique Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Qing Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Foo Dogs and Double Happiness
Located in Miami, FL
geometric key design, and there are applied sculpted porcelain foo dogs for handles. "Foo", "fu" or "shi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain
Materials
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Vintage Chinese Fu Dog Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
lamps were the property of Valley Castle in Cornwall Connecticut.
Fu dogs are actually lions. They
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vase in Porcelain of Canton Early, 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
are white spaces often with floral and vegetal outlines. Here, different "Fô dogs" (also called "shi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-1800s Oversized Palace Chinese Rug Museum Quality Large Chinese Rug 13x18
Located in New York, NY
lions or Imperial guardian lions, often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
W 153.94 in L 210.24 in
Chinese Handmade Blue White Lions Porcelain Vase, in Stock
Located in 景德镇市, CN
lion figures, known as "shi" or "foo dogs," are believed to ward off evil spirits and bring good
Category
2010s Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese oval flambe ginger jar with carved wood lid. Flambé ware captivates with beautiful irregularity and vibrant blue and purple tones. These streaky, iridescent colors are the re...
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Located in Florham Park, NJ
Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings.
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Julian Messner, Inc.
New York, 1944.
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Pair of Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Floor Vases
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this pair of rare and magnificent Chinese Antique famille rose porcelain vases. They were hand made and hand paint. It has hand painted Chinese traditional folks arts of beau...
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Pair of Chinese Blue and White Jars with Lids
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Chinese blue and white vases with lids.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
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Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Famille Rose Hand Painted Porcelain Vases on Bases
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant colorful antiques Famille Rose vases were created in China circa 1950. Standing on platform bases, the large vessel feature a flared rim and tapered body. Each body is ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases
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Pair of Chinese Turquoise Glazed Foo Dogs, circa 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of turquoise glazed Chinese Foo dog statues- circa 1880. Foo dogs were actually lions, yet they resemble a Chow Chow and/or Shih Tzu (dog breeds) which led them to b...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Ceramic
Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Ware Porcelain Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large scale and very good quality late 19th century Japanese Imari vase with exotic birds, trees and flowers. Wonderful coloring in vibrant hues of blue, red and rust.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
Chinese jade archaic style "Temple lion" sculpture.
Jade, probably 18th Century.
5 x 20 cm.
Good conditions
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional ...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
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Jade
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted FooDog Ginger Jar
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Antique Chinese Famille-Rose porcelain Ginger Jar was 100% hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain. It has beautiful hand painted foo dog...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars
Materials
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Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Blue White Chien Lung Soup Tureen Centerpiece
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine & Rare Example of an Eighteenth-Century Chinese Porcelain Export Circular Lidded twin handle blue and white Deep Dish Tureen or Centerpiece Bowl of generous proportions a...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
H 7.75 in W 10.75 in D 5.5 in
Monumental Gulfstream Line Stoneware Bowl by Fong Chow for Glidden
By Glidden Pottery, Fong Chow
Located in San Diego, CA
Monumental "Gulfstream Line" stoneware bowl by Fong Chow for Glidden Pottery, circa 1950s. This studio art piece is quite rare in this finish and difficult to find. This gorgeous whe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
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1940s Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Pagoda Form Cabinets - Pair
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Who knew R.J.Horner had a pagoda phase! This is a pair of Chinese Chippendale style carved mahogany pagoda form cabinets. They date approximately to the 1940s. This pair was created ...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Cabinets
Materials
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H 59 in W 21.75 in D 21.75 in
Benjamin Lourens (1910-1987) - Framed 20th Century Oil, Alpine Village
Located in Corsham, GB
Terracotta roof tiles and bare winter vines set the scene to this impasto study of an alpine village in winter by Benjamin Lourens. Well-presented in a 20th century frame. Signed to ...
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20th Century Landscape Paintings
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Kangxi Blue & White Chinese Porcelain Jar w/ One Hundred Treasures Motif, c 1750
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely Kangxi Chinese porcelain ginger jar with hand-painted, blue overglaze decoration with "one hundred treasures" motif. Jar has original porcelain lid painted with blue do...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Jars
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Porcelain
Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two Chinese blue and white porcelain vases
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
decorated with flower sprays, Height 17.25 in. (69.21 cm.) and 16.5 in. (41.91 cm.)
Diameter 8 in. (20....
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Antique 19th Century Antiquities
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Porcelain
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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
Materials
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
Materials
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
19th Century Bronze Chinese Baluster Lamp with Temple Lions
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A magnificently chased and decorated baluster face with guardian temple lions (i.e. shi, or foo
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
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Bronze
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
Materials
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
Large Chinese Qing Porcelain Blue & White Vase w/ Foo Dogs Playing w taichi ball
Located in Miami, FL
hand-painted cobalt blue and white decorations depicting foo dogs or shi lions playing with a ball that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 22.75 in Dm 8.25 in
Vintage Pair Bronze Finished Asian Lamps with Lionized Shih Tzus or Foo Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of signed Asian lamps with lionized Shih Tzus or Foo Dogs in a beautifully detailed
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Materials
Porcelain
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
Materials
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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Pair of Qing Dynasty Carved and Gilded Chinese Foo Dog and Lion Statues
Located in Miami, FL
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While often called foo dogs in the west, they are traditionally known in Chinese as Shi (Lion), and as
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of Midcentury Ceramic Chinese Lion Foo Dog Guardians Table Lamps
Located in GB
bronzed and stamped
Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
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Ceramic
H 20.28 in W 12.21 in D 7.88 in
Large Art Deco Chinese Style Carved Open-Work Wooden Relief Screen Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
lions. They originated in China, shi, meaning lion or shishi or stone lion. ... Foo dogs are symbolic
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood
H 54.73 in W 53.94 in D 3.15 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Round Porcelain Ginger Jar with Lid Painted with Foo Dog
Located in Prato, Tuscany
depicted is called shi, which means "lion" or shishi, which means "stone lion", these animals resemble both
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain
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Porcelain
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
Pair of Late 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Pasadena, CA
An elaborate pair of late 19th century Chinese porcelain dogs. Known as Shi in China and commonly
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 1920s Chinese, Glazed Peking Blue Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
number.
FYI
"Foo dogs are actually lions. In China, where foo dogs originated, they are called shi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Vintage Figures of Chinese Export Turquoise Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs
Located in London, GB
, foo dogs. In Chinese they are simply called "Shi", which means "lion".
Statues of guardian lions have
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 10 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
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
Unique Vintage Black Porcelain Vase with Sprigged Decoration
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
decorations and a hand painted dog in two poses. The dogs are hand painted in the style of Giuseppe
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase w Shuang-xi or Double Happiness
Located in Miami, FL
" or "shi" dogs are actually the lion guardians that historically were considered to offer protection
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Traditional Chinese Vases with Lid and Cobalt Blue Decorations
Located in Prato, Tuscany
; the figures represented are those of dogs, animals full of symbolism and portrayed in different poses
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dinasty Pair of Chinese Vases with Lid
Located in Prato, Tuscany
sculpture of two dogs, animals full of symbolism and portraits in many poses; those depicted, in China, are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Statues
Materials
Bronze
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
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).
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Monumental Foo Dogs
By Yuhua Ceramic Company
Located in Sarasota, FL
This very special pair of monumental Foo Dogs come from Shi Wan Kiln, in Guangzhou, China made by
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Chinese Pottery/Ceramic Foo Dogs
By Yuhua Ceramic Company
Located in Sarasota, FL
This pair of foo dogs came from Shi Wan Kiln in Guangzhou China Made by Yuhua Ceramic Company
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Large Italian porcelain pair of Foo Dogs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An imperial guardian lion, also called a Fu Lion or a Foo Dog, and called Shi in Chinese, is a kind
Category
20th Century Italian Statues
Pair of Late 19th-Century Japanese Carved Granite Dogs of Foo
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
as Guardian Lions, Fu Dogs, Dogs of Foo, Rui Shi, Lion Dogs, Komainu, it kind of goes on and on
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Garden Ornaments
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Table Lamps
Materials
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Kangxi Pair of Blanc de Chine Buddisth Lions or Foo Dogs, 17th Century
Located in London, GB
Well modelled pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine Foo dogs dating around 1680 and richly ornate
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 2.96 in D 3.55 in
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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.
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