Temple Lions

Well cast brass temple lion with fierce open mouth, armored headdress, bold protective stance.

Single decorative vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain ShiShi Temple Lion Foo Dog Statue. Expertly crafted and painted.

This impressive pair of vintage verdigris bronze temple lions commands attention with their monumental scale and finely detailed casting.

This antique wooden Indian temple lion is a striking example of 19th-century Indian temple art, originating from India.

A magnificent pair of bronze Singha Temple Lions, a Thai mythical creature in the form of a lion that has been a big part of Thai history guarding the entrances to the many Buddhist ...

Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog This fierce looking beast dates from the 19th Century, he is carved in wood and was originally painted Much of the paint 1s fad...

A beautiful and rare pair of large temple lion statues, better known as foo dogs or guardian dogs.

A beautiful pair of foo dogs, temple lions, vintage figurines made of turquoise and light blue glazed crackle ceramic, China.

Pair of large, majestic temple lions originating from a Buddha temple in Siam (modern-day Thailand).

Fantastic pair of antique hand carved temple Lion sculptures that were mounted in Nickel as table lamps in the 60's giving them both a midcentury and antique feel.

Offered is a pair of Foo Dog sculptures on a black base. These are a classic Asian decorative piece, they are made from soapstone. This type of sculpture typically depicts two guardi...

About Foo Dogs Foo Dogs, or Imperial Guardian Lions, have long been placed at entrances of homes, temples, and palaces to ward off negative energy and symbolize protection and autho...

Just discovered and coming from a Shinto Shrine deaccession Call or message us for details or to reserve. Japan an early and superb pair (2) of mythical Shi Shi Temple Foo Dogs als...

A handsome antique Japanese bronze centerpiece for an altar table in the form of a spherical covered urn with a dragon head handles, raised pedestals base, and expressive Shishi tem...

We were fortunate to find this Art Deco period pair (2) matching hand-carved, hand red lacquered and gilt embellished temple wooden benches. The white elephant bench and matching sh...

Keywords: Thai bronze Singha lion, Khmer guardian sculpture, Foo Dog statue, gilt bronze temple lion, Southeast Asian bronze art, Angkor Banteay Srei style.

This is a good Chinese hardwood foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion that we date to the late Qing period, circa 1900.

This is a good Chinese porcelain foo dog, sometimes called a temple lion all hand painted in polychrome coloured enamels, that we date to the early 20th Century period, circa 1920.

This pair of temple lions is finely crafted with intricate detailing and rich depth of color.

This is a very good antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculpture, sometimes called a temple lions, made of bronze, with excellent detail, dating to the 19th century, Qing period or poss...

These are a very good pair of antique Chinese foo or lion dogs, sometimes called temple lions made of a hardstone, hand carved with fine detail and polished, dating to the mid 20th c...

On one side, a snarling dog composed of a tenement building, on the other side, a cat-like animal echoing the guardian temple lions of the East. Through her naivety, there is wisdom ...

Foo dogs, also known as guardian lions or temple lions, are iconic mythical creatures in Chinese culture that symbolize protection and prosperity.

These are a very good PAIR of antique Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple lions, made of a brass-bronze metal alloy, with excellent detail, dating to the earl...

These are a very good pair of antique Ming style Chinese foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple lions, made of bronze, with good detail, which we date to the late Qing o...

The front of the seat having a carved Chinese temple lion and the chair is raised on carved claw feet.

Examples of lion-headed simae are known to have adorned the most important sanctuaries throughout the Greek world, such as the Parthenon in Athens (cf. the lion-headed waterspout in ...

These figures, often referred to as Foo Dogs or temple lions, are traditional symbols of protection and prosperity, their eyes sometimes highlighted with small, luminous green caboch...

Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from wood.

Handcrafted, exceptionally excuted, this ancient temple Snow Lion (Imperial Guardian Lion / Chinese Foo Dog), is an extraordinarily rare and unusual form, having large circular ganky...

A captivating lacquer suzuri’bako (writing box) of rounded rectangular form depicting a pair of shishi (temple lions) and the lucky god Hotei 布袋 on a rôiro’urushi (black lacquer) gro...

Spectacular pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian temple foo dogs or foo lions intricately crafted from bronzed metal.

A beautiful Thai or Khmer bronze verdigris and golden parcel-gilt Imperial guardian temple Singha lion/dragon/foo dog. This piece has a wonderful patina and heft to it.

Koma-inu “lion dogs”, symbolic guardians at temples or shrines.

A pair of Chinese sculpted and polychromed temple guardian lions architectural wood carvings.

Delivery includes off-loading at threshold. 1,000 lbs each Known as Chinese guardian lions, imperial guardian lions, stone lions, shishi, lion dogs or foo / fu dogs.

These are an excellent matching pair of large antique Chinese Foo or lion dog sculptures, sometimes called temple lions or Shishi, made of bronze with fine detail, originally hand en...

A magnificent pair of large antique Chinese porcelain temple Guardian Lions - Foo Dogs. The near matching male and female pair of handcrafted architectural ornaments present superbly...

A near pair of antique Southeast Asian Burmese jeweled parcel gilt wooden temple guardian figure carvings. circa 1900 Hand carved in Burma (present day Myanmar) in the late 19th / e...

Unlike mass produced copies of later years, each piece would be unique with varied brushstrokes and details. Featured Temple Dogs (Foo Dogs or Lion Dogs) are stylized lion figures ...

Luduan, sometimes referred to as Fu Dog, Temple Guardian, or Buddhist lion, has its body sculpted with decorative scrolls or flames accents and the neck - with a collar suspending a ...

Backplate is a design of the Holy Temple Menorah flanked by two lions or winged griffiins and a Ze'ev Raban design, similar examples are illustrated in the book "Raban Remembered Jer...

They are the lion-dog temple guardians of both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and have been placed at the entrances or in the eves of shrines and temples to ward off evil spirit...

Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Morris Solovitch, this striking, Sterling Silver Breastplate, features decoration depiction the tablets with the engraved Ten Commandments in Hebrew, ...

from the former german colony brought to berlin in 1912 as a souvenir this temple lion is a symbol of strength and power. restored with caution in some details. he has a wood-bursted...

A magnificently chased and decorated baluster face with guardian temple lions (i.e. shi, or foo dogs), one on each side of the body, which has been lamped and fitted with a bronze ha...

Vintage Peking throw rug with Asian temple lion design. Buddhist serenity in a meditative piece.

A large pair of bronze khmer sculptures modelled as temple lions. These Lion sculptures represent images of royalty and imposing presences giving impressions of figures at the cou...

Pair of stylised temple lions or Foo dogs on plinths. The wooden plinths are covered in flocked velvet and have an egg and dart surround to each face.

On top of the pillars are carved temple lions (fo-dogs), which typically sit outside a temple as guardians.

Circa 20th century pair of large cream ground blue decorated temple jars in pottery with lids. Each jar features Buddhist style lion finials.

Representing protection, power, and prosperity, these majestic lions were traditionally placed at entrances to ward off evil and safeguard the home or temple.

Although the concept originated in India, the lions are far more conspicuous in Cambodian temples.

Chinese jade archaic style "Temple lion" sculpture. Jade, probably 18th Century. 5 x 20 cm.

Also called guardian temple lions this size statuary is stately with finely detailed handcrafted carvings.

These temple lions mirror each other and are hand-painted.

a pair of large scale, well carved stone Chinese Foo Dogs / Temple Lions, these are carved out of stone and are traditional Chinese architectural ornaments, China, circa 1920