Snow Lion
Rare Tibetan Buddhist Ancient Temple Snow Lion Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
nirmanakaya Buddha forms. The lion in India art is represented in Tibetan Buddhist art as the Snow Lion. The
Category
Antique 18th Century Tibetan Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
$9,995
H 16.5 in W 18 in D 6.5 in
Mid 20th Century Bronze Pair of Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions in Full Armor
Located in Stamford, CT
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor. Tibetan
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 23 in W 12 in D 18 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23 in W 11 in D 18 in
Rug & Kilim’s Tiger-Skin Rug, Midnight Black Ground with Mythical Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Himalayan snow lion—features a broad, powerful form in rich marbled gold and tan.
This form is dramatically
Category
2010s Indian Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Framed Tibetan Woven Silk Kesi Panel of Kirtimukha
Located in Atlanta, GA
appears like a mask of a snow-lion, which provide guardianship and protection often on threshold of an
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles
Materials
Silk
19th/20th C. Repoussé Silver Box Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, possibly representing a snow lion, makara, or yali—beings revered for their protective and auspicious
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$730
H 1.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
19th Century Burmese Jewel Inlaid Bronze Temple Guardian
Located in Forney, TX
Dogs, Japanese Komainu, Tibetan Snow Lion, and similar to the legendary Chimera creatures known as the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Samarkand (Khotan) Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
stylized dragons or snow lions—each rendered in saturated shades of cerulean, golden maize, jade, and coral
Category
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Decorative Lion
By Tariel Chekurishvili
Located in Sofia, BG
"Decorative Lion" is a Mixed Media Brass wood engraved panel by Maestro Tariel Chekurishvili.
Dear
Category
1990s Other Art Style Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
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Rare Tibetan Yak Saddle Rug
Located in Hudson, NY
This rare Tibetan saddle rug features images of Snow Lions. It was reserved for a high lama
Category
Vintage 1930s Tibetan Textiles
Chinese Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
animal bone gesso. The cabinet features four dragons, two snow lions, traditional offerings and a rare
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Cabinets
Impressive Pair of Patinated Bronze Chinese Foo Dogs or Tibetan Snow Lions
Located in San Diego, CA
Impressive pair of large patinated bronze Chinese foo dogs or Tibetan snow lions in full armor
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 13.5 in W 7 in D 12.5 in
Group of Brass Filigree Animal Figures with Stone Inlays Himalayan Region
Located in Atlanta, GA
gem stone inlays. The group consists of two dragons, three snow lions and one rhino. All with detailed
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Framed Tibetan Thangka Vaisravana Jambhala
Located in Atlanta, GA
"god of wealth" among the worshipers. The central figure is a White Jambhala riding a snow lion. In his
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Six Tibetan Offering Paintings, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
directions: a celestial dragon, a kingly snow lion, and the mythical winged lord of the birds Garuda, with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Tibetan Painted Door
Located in New York, NY
jewels of Buddhism and bells of song. Two snow lions the emblem of Tibet (standing on lotus flower
Category
Antique 1890s Tibetan Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Fir, Lacquer
Antique Tibetan Double Snow Lion Rug
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Tibetan double snow lion rug.
Measures: 1'10" x 2'8" (56 x 81 cm), Tibet, circa 1900.
Category
20th Century Nepalese Tibetan Textiles
Materials
Wool
A 16th -17th Century Tibetan Gilt Repousse Head of a Snow Lion
Located in Austin, TX
A copper repousse head of a Tibetan snow lion.
In Tibetan mythology, the snow lion is a creature
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tibetan Sculptures
Antique Tibetan Dragon Oriental Rug, AS IS
Located in Evanston, IL
tigers, and mythical snow lions share the spotlight with celestial clouds, lotus blossoms, and Buddhist
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Aspen Grove, Large Scale Beautiful Landscape Snow Scene
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
Salon de la Jeune Peinture. Novoa constructed a dream-like Naive new jungle where the lion lies down
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Mythical Snow Lion Carving
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a pair of Japanese Snow Lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back covered in a jeweled
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Glass, Paint
Large Japanese Carved Snow Lion
Located in San Francisco, CA
One of a pair of Japanese Snow Lions in carved wood with glass eyes. The back covered in a jeweled
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Glass
Collection of 18th Century Tibetan Bronze Snow Lions
Located in Norwalk, CT
An assembled collection of 10 Tibetan Bronze and a few Repousse
18th century Snow Lions
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures
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
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Large Tibetan Painted Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Large size of Tibetan Box with painted foo lion playing and chasing ball.
Original painted motif
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Wood
Collection of Tibetan Money
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional collection of Tibetan Money, exchange currency in shell
all of them with little holes to adjust them to a belt or object to hold them together,
all of them are parts of...
Category
Vintage 1920s Tibetan Tribal Art
Materials
Shell
Large French Antique Louis XV Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A well proportioned and finely carved Louis XV style fireplace in Italian Carrara marble. The carved panelled jambs with stiff acanthus at the bottom, descending flowers and foliage ...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Carrara Marble
$25,845
H 42.52 in W 64.57 in D 17.33 in
Tibetan Leather Painted Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Tibetan painted leather storage trunk, 18th century, Tibet.
Of smaller size, the softwood construction of the trunk covered by a richly tanned yak leather. The central p...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The older man can be identified as the historical figure Takenouchi no Sukune...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Decorative and Architectural Biedermeier Sofa in Birch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and architectural Biedermeier sofa in birch,
Copenhagen Denmark , 1820-1830.
Upholstered with black fabric.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Sofas
Materials
Birch, Fabric
$2,922 Sale Price
55% Off
H 40.95 in W 90.56 in D 27.56 in
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti
Ottoman voided silk velvet wall covering.
Silk velvet cut designs, light browns, yellow, cream and blue, the panel co...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$3,500 / item
H 62 in W 53 in D 0.5 in
12th Century Indian Carved White Marble Figure of a Jain Tirthankara or Jina
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Indian white marble Jain temple relief fragment featuring an image of a Jina, circa 12th century, Rajasthan or Gujarat, India.
The Tirthankara (also called a Jina) is ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities
Materials
Marble
$18,000
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Antique Tibetan Thangka
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique Tibetan Thangka painted with horse rider in Mountain View
Outside brown fabric with dragons style pattern
Overall size: 27' height. 23" width
Image sizez: 13.3" height. 13...
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi
Located in Chicago, IL
Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhists in monasteries, temples, and even in their homes. The rich red, orange, green, and blue hues are still incredibly vibrant on ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brass
Japanese Antique Tansu / Drawer Cabinet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese drawer.
It has been used in stores since the Edo period in the Tohoku region, and it is estimated that it was made around the Meiji period.
The material is ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
$1,600
H 21.07 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Dutch Industrial Pine Apothecary / Workshop Cabinet, circa 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This workshop cabinet was made from pine in the Netherlands circa 1930s and it was used in a workshop for dentist equipment. It features many drawers with black knobs. The interior d...
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Pine
$2,760
H 43.71 in W 56.3 in D 13.78 in
Pair of Russian Neoclassical Style Malachite Obelisks
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of Russian neoclassical style obelisks of malachite. Square, tapered shafts on a raised panel stepped base. Great color to malachite. One obelisk has a slight 'lean' to the up...
Category
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone, Malachite
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tib...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$275 Sale Price
30% Off
H 5 in W 4 in D 2 in
Pair of 19th Century English William and Mary Style Wing Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th-century English wing chairs that don’t just reference William and Mary—they revel in it. Everything about them is a little extra, in the best way. The legs are deeply ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English William and Mary Wingback Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
$10,500 / set
H 54.5 in W 35.5 in D 32 in
Pair of Massive Phyllis Morris Bronze Dragons Holding Female Nudes
By Phyllis Morris
Located in Chicago, IL
Heavy and extremely patinated 51" tall 36" long seated dragons, or foo dogs with colored mica decorative accents on the scaled manes, tails, bodies and white stone The real flair tha...
Category
20th Century American Statues
Materials
Concrete
$14,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 51 in W 18 in D 36 in
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Snow Lion For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact snow lion you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, Impressionist and Photorealist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect snow lion may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right snow lion for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, blue and brown. There have been many interesting snow lion examples over the years, but those made by David Yarrow, Hédy Gobaa, Randal Ford, Gered Mankowitz and Charles Valton are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, fabric and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much is a Snow Lion?
The average selling price for a snow lion we offer is $3,398, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $49,500 for the highest priced.
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