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Large Bronze Vase with Shishi Lions Design
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Large bronze vase with Shishi Lions design carved by Gyokusei
Age: Mid-20th Century
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Asian Wood Shi Shi Shishi Mai Lion Dance Gashira Noh Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully crafted Japanese festival Shishi Lion Dance (Shishi Mai) mask (Gashira
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
H 10 in W 14.5 in D 9.5 in
Pair of Japanese Gilt Wood Komainu, Guardian Lions, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
mouth closed. The other is a shishi, (lion), with its mouth open, and no horn. The komainu sports a mane
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Cypress, Wood
H 22.5 in W 21.5 in D 14.5 in
Japan medallions tsuba Tanaka school Edo period
Located in PARIS, FR
of a dragon with gold highlights and a komainu (or shishi – lion dog guarding the temple). On the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Iron
Japanese Blue Pink Gold Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Japanese Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
exceptional porcelain work and his unique signature gold and platinum work on porcelain.
Grand shishi lions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases
Materials
Gold
Japanese Noh/Kabuki Shakkyo painting, Torii Kiyotada
Located in Point Richmond, CA
of actors dancing in the play Shakkyo portraying a pair of shishi (lions), one on a stand with white
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk
Japanese Contemporary Yellow Green Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
striking panels showcasing birds, flowers and shishi lion in the beloved Ko-Kutani colors. The auspicious
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
green background with shishi lions appearing gracefully here and there.
This exquisite porcelain vase
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Green Blue Orange Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
green background with shishi lions appearing gracefully here and there.
This exceptional porcelain vase
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Vases
Materials
Gold
Amazing Japanese silver teapot and cover, dragon spout Meiji period 19TH century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
pair of amazingly realistic shishi lions masks.
This tea pot is made from sterling silver and on the
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Silver
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H 6.7 in Dm 6.9 in
Japanese bronze Koro
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
base, a Kirin and different kinds of birds including Ho-o phoenix, heron and falcon.
Beautiful Shishi
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Japanse Bronze Shishi Foo Lion by Shuzan / Hideyama, Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A heavy and powerfully cast Japanese bronze model of a shishi or foo lion by Hideyama / Shuzan
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 8.75 in W 10.5 in D 9.25 in
Framed Japanese Futon Cover Textile Art with Resist Yuzen Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
(maybe a Qilin or a Shishi lion) surrounded by fully bloomed large peonies on a brown cotton background
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Japanese Platinum Black Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
perfect canvas showcasing a striking scene of shishi lions in black running freely around the body of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Platinum
Japanese Contemporary Blue Purple Red Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
request.
This striking large porcelain vase depicts shishi lions surrounded by bamboos, pine trees and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Gold
Japanese Contemporary Three-Piece Red Blue Gold Porcelain Jar by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
geometric pattern add to the elegance of this remarkable piece. The lid is adorned with a shishi lion in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Jars
Materials
Gold
H 13 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
Japanese Meiji Period Gold Cobalt Blue Porcelain Charger, circa 1880
Located in Takarazuka, JP
background with shishi lions strolling. The panels are set against a stunning cobalt blue background adorned
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Contemporary Red White Gold Brocade Hand-Crafted Oshie Decorative Art
Located in Takarazuka, JP
traditional Japanese Kabuki theater. It is the story of two shishi lion-like mythological animals. To foster
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk
H 38.5 in W 33 in D 2 in
Japanese Imari 19th Century Charger with Mt. Fuji and Shishi Motifs
Located in Wells, ME
irises on a blue panel ground, and scenes of Shishi, the lion emblem, flowers and tied rice stacks framed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Canton Export Lacquered Giltwood Tea Caddy on Shishi Feet
Located in Haarlem, NL
caddy is raised on four lacquered and gilt carved imperial guardian lions, lion dogs or foo dogs also
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies
Materials
Pewter
H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Temple Lion Jade Sculpture
Located in Roma, IT
are also known as stone lions or shishi (??; shíshi). They are known in colloquial English as lion
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Japan Large Antique Stone Joyful Temple Lion, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a tall early antique stone temple mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dog Lion also known as Komainu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Japanese Patinated Bronze Buddhistic Lion Censer 17th/18th Century
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable Edo Period (1603-1868) Japanese patinated bronze Buddhistic lion censer, exceptionally
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair, Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Diminutive Chinese Foo Dogs / Guardian Lions
Located in Atlanta, GA
stone lions or shishi (石獅; shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 4 in W 3.25 in D 2.5 in
RENJISHI(The Lion Dance)Original Lithograph, Japanese Kabuki Theater, White Hair
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Union City, NJ
printmaking paper. RENISHI depicts the white haired shishi, mythological lion-like animal who is the father
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
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
Japanese Antique Wooden Lion Mask Engraving Edo Period/1603-1868/Shrine Festival
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
'' is an imaginary animal that deifies a lion.)
It is thought that materials such as cypress are used
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 4.14 in W 7.49 in D 8.47 in
A pair of 19th Century carved Foo temple dogs or Chinese guardian Lions
Located in London, GB
ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅; shíshī). They are
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
H 11.42 in W 20.48 in D 7.49 in
Pair Matching Ivory Chinese Dogs of Foo Matchstick Holders Silver Bases
Located in High Wycombe, GB
are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅; shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silver
H 2.37 in W 1.66 in D 1.11 in
Fo's Dogs Pair of Hand Decorated Ceramics' 900, Antiques
Located in Foggia, FG
are called shi, which means "lion" or shishi, which means "stone lion". They resemble both the Chow
Category
Antique Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Genuine Polished Hand Carved Nephrite Jade Foo Dog (5.1 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
. A perfect addition to any interior! Guardian lions, also known as Komainu, shishi, or foo dog, are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Natural Specimens
Materials
Crystal, Jade, Other
Genuine Polished Hand Carved Nephrite Jade Foo Dog (5.1 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
. A perfect addition to any interior! Guardian lions, also known as Komainu, shishi, or foo dog, are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Sculptures
Materials
Jade
Large Japanese Bronze Incense Burner, Japan Meiji Period
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
decoration of birds and branches is supported by three shishis. Two other Fô lions serve as a catch on the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Whimsical Beast
Located in Hudson, NY
with a fanciful feeling. Beautiful signature and seal read: Shishi-cho (Lion). Seal reads: Judō
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Pair 19th Century Bronze Fu Dogs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
’, meaning ‘lion’ or ‘shishi’ meaning ‘stone lion’. Their resemblance to the Chow Chow and Shih Tzu canine
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of Chinese Bronze Foo Dogs Good Detail, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Foo, Guardian or Lions Dogs, also known as komainu or shishi,...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
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H 5.25 in W 8 in D 3.25 in
Japanese Meiji Period, Blue and White Vase with Phoenix Decoration
Located in New York, NY
vase is hand-painted with semi-circular wave-like patterns, which have shishi guardian lions swimming
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-1800s Oversized Palace Chinese Rug Museum Quality Large Chinese Rug 13x18
Located in New York, NY
the lion in imperial China. Chinese guardian lions are sometimes referred to in English as shishi
Category
Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
W 153.94 in L 210.24 in
Vintage 1970s Neiman Marcus Japan Bronze Foo Dogs
By Neiman Marcus
Located in San Diego, CA
, also known as komainu, shishi, or foo dogs, are intimidating, mythical, lion-like creatures seen across
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Heidi Daus New Fu Dog Enamel Beaded Crystal Feng Shui Protection Pin Brooch
By Heidi Daus
Located in Houston, TX
komainu, shishi, or fu dogs, are intimidating, mythical, lion-like creatures seen across a breath of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Brooches
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
with flying birds. The top lid showcase a lion (Shishi in Japanese) centered in a floral border. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Small Japanese Satsuma Incense Burner, Koro, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
topped by a pierced cover featuring a shishi or buddhistic lion finial.
A pair of handles formed as
Category
Antique 1890s Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
H 5.25 in W 4 in D 3.75 in
Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
differ only slightly. One lion has his ears pitched forward, and his mouth open, symbolizing the Sanskrit
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair Japanese Bronze Pagoda Temple Lanterns, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
happily. Finally, around the base of the pedestal are a band of leaping buddhistic lions, shishi.
The
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug. 6 ft 4 in x 15 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Ningxia were influenced by Persian designs. This rug is based on a medallion design with blue lions
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian ...
Materials
Wool
Japanese Gilt Bronze and Champleve Moon Flask Vase, Late 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
. The champleve enamel decoration features a central roundel with a delightful shishi or foo lion
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Large Blue White Porcelain Vase by Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
artist's profile is available upon request.
The vase showcases an exceptional scene of bold shishi lions
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion Foo Dog Small Incense Burner, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Japanese bronze censer with lion foo dog (Shishi).
In japan, censer is one of the three Buddhist
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Lion Dog Mask
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese carved wood shishi, lion dog, dance mask. In Japan, the shishimai or lion dance is often
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Busts
Materials
Wood
Japanese Sendai Chest
Located in Seattle, WA
embossed and repousse iron hardware in the form of shishi (lion dogs) and peony (botan) flower arabesque
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Scroll, Kabuki Dancers by Torii Kiyotada
Located in New York, NY
of actors dancing in the play Shakkyo portraying a pair of shishi (lions), one on a stand with white
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 108 Heroes of Suikoden, Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo Period
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
clothes are lavishly decorated with a wealth of patterns, from pheonix and shishi lions to abstract.
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
H 14.57 in W 9.77 in D 0.04 in
Elizabeth Keith, Lama Temple, Peking, Japanese Woodblock Print, Modern Art
By Elizabeth Keith
Located in London, GB
also in London and New York.
A stone shishi lion guards the entrance of Lama Temple against harmful
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
H 10.28 in W 15.08 in D 0.04 in
20th Century Meiji Era Kutani ware Komainu
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
Lions (Shishi), and it is believed that the Japanese were exposed to these ‘lion-dogs’ through Korea in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Gold Necklace With 17th Century Menukis And Diamond Briolette
By Maison Auclert
Located in Paris, IDF
ornaments), certainly by Japanese goldsmith Teiji Goto (1603-1673), representing double Shishis (celestial
Category
French Chain Necklaces
A Japanese Bronze Shishi Lion FormTemple Candle Holder
Located in Austin, TX
shishi lion climbing up a rocky outcropping. His head is turned to look behind him, mouth slightly open
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of Japanese Shishi Lion Architectural Elements
Located in Austin, TX
A nicely weathered pair of Japanese shishi lions. Similar to Chinese foo dogs or foo lions, these
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Architectural Elements
PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS
Located in Stamford, CT
Terrific pair of 19th century Japanese Buddhist Shishi Lions. Carved of pine with lacquered and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Stools
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Find many varieties of an authentic shishi lion available at 1stDibs. A shishi lion — often made from ceramic, metal and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are 28 variations of the antique or vintage shishi lion you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shishi lion, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A shishi lion is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shishi lion over the years, but those crafted by Neiman Marcus are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Shishi Lion?
Prices for a shishi lion can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $685 and can go as high as $84,525, while the average can fetch as much as $4,350.
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