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Monumental Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dog Lion Temple Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese Qing style foo dog or foo lion temple sculpture intricately hand-crafted from
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20th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair Very Large Chinese or Japanese Carved Wooden Fu Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair highly stylized large Chinese or Japanese carved wooden guardian lions (fu lions or foo dogs
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese 19th Century Carved Wooden Architectural Panel with Clouds and Lion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty carved wooden architectural panel from the 19th century, with pierced cloudy
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements

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Wood

Carved wooden statuette of Guandi God of war & dog lion of Fo - China Ming 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This marvelous polychrome carved wooden statuette represents a Buddhist temple guardian, Guandi or
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Stone Guardian Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
gatekeepers seen throughout China and elsewhere in Asia. Traditional symbols of protection, they are made from
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Ancient Hand Carved Wood Lion Guardian
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Chinese hand carved and hand painted wooden effigy of a fantastic Bixie dating to before Song
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Chinese Red and Gilt Buddhistic Lions
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Regal pair of carved wooden Chinese red painted and gilt Buddhistic lions. Each lion is seated atop
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Heaven General Statue, Carved Wooden Sculpture
Located in Somis, CA
Large, 19th century wooden statue depicts the "Heaven General", who is the God that is in charge of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Guardian Lions / Fo Dogs / Shizi, White Ceramic, China, Qing Era, 19th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century Each Fo Dog / Shizi is seated on a wooden base, its mouth open with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Ceramic, Wood

Chinese Vintage Wood Carving Square Plate with White Lions
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Chinese Antique Wood Carving Square Plate with White Lions This is a very old wooden square plate
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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Rosewood

Chinese Vintage Wood Carving Square Plate with White Lions
Chinese Vintage Wood Carving Square Plate with White Lions
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H 0.99 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
Vintage Chinese Painted Eggshells on Wooden Display Plinths - Set of 6
Located in Glasgow, GB
showcased on a carved wooden plinth. These pieces were crafted by skilled eggshell artists in China during
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Qing Mounted Objects

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Eggshell

Chinese or Korean Antique Wooden Large Mask/1800s/Festival Mask/Dance Mask
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden mask made in China or Korea, probably around the 1800s. Many masks are
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Mythical Animal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Wood carved mythical animal (with the characteristics to a lion or a Tasmanian devil). Carved in
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Tribal Animal Sculptures

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Bone, Hardwood

Carved Wooden Mythical Animal
Carved Wooden Mythical Animal
H 12.6 in W 39.77 in D 11.42 in
Vintage Single Solid Bronze Tibetan Foo Dog/Lion Sculpture
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Amazing vintage solid bronze Tibetan Foo dog/Lion has a wooden base that it’s not fixed to the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Asian Lacquer Dessert Wooden Container with Cover
Located in Greenwich, CT
cover with carved foo lion finial on the cover.
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) antique Chinese architectural elements with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Paint

1980's Carved Wood Foo Dog Guardian Lion Glass Top Accent Table
Located in Charlotte, NC
finish carved in the form of a Foo Dog Guardian Lion with head and tail having a flat surface to support
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables

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Glass, Pine

Chinese Gilt Brocade Ball Fragment, c. 1870
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden fragment was originally a decorative element of ornate Qing-dynasty
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair Chinese Carved Hardwood Foo dogs with Rolling Pearls & Puzzle Balls
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. These exquisite hand-carved wooden Foo dogs display the exceptional craftsmanship of Chinese artisans
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Chinese Relief Carved Daybed Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These carved wooden panels were once a part of the railing to a grand Qing-dynasty daybed or canopy
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Limestone Pedestals
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Chinese carved limestone architectural drum form pedestals, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Stone

19th Century Antique Large Carved Wood Asian Lions a Pair
Located in Portage, MI
A beautiful pair of 19th century large carved wooden asian lions with wonderful patina. Possibly
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Antique Late 19th Century East Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood, Paint

Balinese Polychrome and Gilt Wood Sculpture of a Winged Lion
Located in Amsterdam, NL
tail. However, lions never existed on Bali. Singa originated from Chinese representations of a lion
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Early 20th Century Balinese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Architectural Terracotta Roof Tile Figure Qilin Foo Dog pr
Located in Forney, TX
- ornamental architectural terracotta roof tile beasts. 15th/16th century or earlier, Northern China, most
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Japanese antique pottery lion-shaped incense burner / 17th - 18th century / Edo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
believed to be pottery made in the early to mid-Edo period, around the 17th or 18th century. A lion is a
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Japanese Antique Pair Large Red And Gilt Elephant And Lion Temple Benches, 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Deco period pair (2) matching hand-carved, hand red lacquered and gilt embellished temple wooden
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

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Textile, Wood, Lacquer

Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
canisters for the tea and a cut glass mixing bowl. The caddy is raised on decorative lion's paw feet
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Antique 1820s George IV Tea Caddies

Materials

Amboyna

Japanese Contemporary Cream Gold Green Porcelain VaseCream Gold by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary golden lion ear porcelain vase, featuring two sculpted panels
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century, Wood and Gilt Bronze French Showcase Vitrine
Located in IT
ribbons. In the top and central part there are two ram heads while at the bottom, at the centre, a lion
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wood Dresser Attributed to Francesco Bolgiè
By Francesco Bolgié
Located in IT
. It presents several stylistic and material elements characteristic of the wooden works and of the
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Dressers

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Giltwood, Wood

Extending Table Mahogany, Metal, Etc, England, circa 1930
Located in Madrid, ES
Europe). A lot of experts think that it is a design derived from Chinese art (The Claw of a dragon
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Vintage 1930s English Other Dining Room Tables

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Other

Pair of Chinese Pewter Elephant Lamps on Red Wooden Bases
Located in San Antonio, TX
elephants rest on vintage wooden red bases and feature foo-lion handles and pagoda form plinth details.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Pewter

Unusual Chinese Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Pair of stylised temple lions or Foo dogs on plinths. The wooden plinths are covered in flocked
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20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unusual Chinese Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs, 20th Century
Unusual Chinese Guardian Lions or Foo Dogs, 20th Century
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H 37.8 in W 13 in D 14.97 in
Qing Dynasty Fu-Lion Plate
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Three fu-lions chasing each other amidst scrolling clouds form the central design motif of this
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Fu-Lion Plate
Qing Dynasty Fu-Lion Plate
H 1.75 in Dm 11.5 in
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Vase Lamps
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of small Chinese export Famille Rose porcelain square-form baluster vases mounted as lamps
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

SATURDAY SALE Very Large Antique Chinese Painting on Silk
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully detailed landscape in bronze tones on antique silk with roaring lions and docile
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Silk

18th Century Imperial Chinese Fountain Carved in White Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
corner in high relief with a Buddhist lion flanking an Archaistic foliate scroll intertwined in the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Fountains

Materials

Marble

Large Black Lacquered Bronze Figure of Guandi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large black lacquered bronze figure of Guandi Ming dynasty, China Measure: Height 38 cm
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Antique 1610s Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Large Black Lacquered Bronze Figure of Guandi
Large Black Lacquered Bronze Figure of Guandi
H 14.97 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Golden Wooden Buddhist Deity, Seated on a Lion, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Golden wood Buddhist deity, seated on a lion, China, late 19th century Measures: H 31cm, W 24cm, D
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lacquered and Gilded Wooden Box with Costumbrist Scenes and Lion's Paws
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese lacquered and gilded wooden box with costumbrist scenes and lion's paws.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Foo Dogs or Guardian Lion Statues, Qing
Located in Bristol, GB
attention to detail throughout. Depicting one male and one female guardian lion. The male holding a ball
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

18th Century Wooden Seated Buddha, China
Located in Esbeek, NL
Wooden buddha sitting on a lion or dragon, 18th century or earlier, China. Remnants of polychrome
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Wooden Seated Buddha, China
18th Century Wooden Seated Buddha, China
H 25.6 in W 25.99 in D 13.78 in
Pair of polychrome wooden Foodogs, Qilin, China 19th century
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Pair of decorative antique Chinese handcarved polychrome wooden guardian lions (also called Foodogs
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Beautiful 18th Century Wooden Seated Buddhas, China
Located in Esbeek, NL
A pair of wooden buddhas, China. 18th c. or earlier. One of the Buddha sitting on an elephant and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese or Korean antique wooden mask/1800s/rare festival mask/dance mask/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden mask made in China or Korea, probably around the 1800s. Many masks are
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Oak Wood Curved Glass Carved Lion Paw Feet China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Oak Wood Curved Glass Carved Lion Paw Feet China Cabinet. Item features curved
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Early 20th Century Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

Large Art Deco Chinese Style Carved Open-Work Wooden Relief Screen Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large decorative Art Deco Chinese style richly carved gilt and painted open-work wooden relief
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

Colorfoul Chinese jar
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Colorfoul Chinese wooden jar with lid. Decorated with wood-carved figures in relief and 2 lion
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Folk Art Jars

Materials

Wood

Colorfoul Chinese jar
Colorfoul Chinese jar
H 15.75 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Large Chinese Pottery Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
a Chinese pottery planter, primarily unglazed with tan, cobalt and green glazes, large bowl at top
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20th Century Chinese Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Dragon Carved Lantern Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
corridors, then hung from a ceiling hook or lamp stand when back indoors. This wooden lantern stand is
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20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Dragon Carved Lantern Stand
Chinese Dragon Carved Lantern Stand
H 73 in W 20 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar with Wooden Lid, likely Kangxi, the vessel decorated
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20th Century Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Carved Chinese Hardstone Box as Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
a carved Chinese hardstone footed box with Foo lion heads as handles, top is a filagreed band of
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Chinese Table Lamps

Qing Dinasty Baluster Vase, China, Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
high relief couples of chi dragons, the handles are made in the shape of two Buddhist lions, wooden
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Late 20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Carved Incense Burner Stand, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb antique Chinese lacquered and carved incense burner stand with cover. The six sided wooden
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Antique Chinese Carved Incense Burner Stand, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Carved Incense Burner Stand, 19th Century
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H 10.04 in W 13 in D 5.4 in
Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding Cabinet with Carving
Located in Singapore, SG
layered carving on the top, which has intricate details and punctuated by four small lions on top, and
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Iron Red Foo Dog Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese porcelain ceramic quadrilateral ginger jars with wooden lids, the vessel exteriors
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20th Century Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Foo Dog Porcelain Table Lamps in Iron Red
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Qing dynasty pair of porcelain balusters vases mounted as table lamps, decorated with
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Chinese Round Porcelain Ginger Jar with Lid Painted with Foo Dog
Located in Prato, Tuscany
called Chinese lions, guardian dogs or stone dogs of the temple. The Dog occupies the eleventh position
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese guardian lions are called shishi or stone lions. In English, they are colloquially referred to as lion dogs or foo dogs. Shishi are typically made out of stone. On 1stDibs, find your own stone lions from top sellers around the world.