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Guardian King

$150,000List Price

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Limestone

Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardian

$328

H 6 in W 3 in D 4.25 in

Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions

Located in Norwood, NJ

Pair of hand carved Chinese Jade hardstone Foo Lions or Fu Dogs. This pair of Chinese spinach jade appears to be a nephrite, covered vases having a figural foo lion design with raise...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

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Jade

Pair Of Chinese Hardstone Guardian Lions

$3,550 / set

H 10 in W 5.5 in D 3 in

Chinese Double Guardian Headrest, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or pure...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Animal Sculptures

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Porcelain

Chinese Double Guardian Headrest, circa 1900

$780

H 5.5 in W 10 in D 5.25 in

Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only functional, but also beautiful. One of the "Four Treasures of the Study," inkstones such as this were used to mix dry ink with water for use in calligraphy painting. This 19th century inkstone is guarded by a mythical fu dog, or shizi, depicted with open jaws and a long mane of flowing curls. Resembling a Buddhist fly whisk...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Stone

Chinese Guardian's Tail Inkstone, circa 1850

$2,480

H 4 in W 10.5 in D 5.75 in

1960s Mother Guardian Foo Dog Pair

Located in Farmingdale, NJ

Exceptionally avant garde style approaching surrealist, bulging eyes and rich hued glazes; extremely rare to find as a pair, meant to be tile-roof finials. Breath taking and large ...

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Vintage 1960s Chinese Ming Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

1960s Mother Guardian Foo Dog Pair

$2,150 / set

H 19.5 in W 18 in D 9 in

Pair of Polychrome Khmer Guardian Lions, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Grand and imposing, these monumental lion sculptures offer protection to all those who stand before them. Dated to the mid-19th century, the ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Southeast Asian Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

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Crystal

Pair of Polychrome Khmer Guardian Lions, c. 1850

$8,800 / set

H 54 in W 24 in D 37.5 in

Pair Monumental Polychrome Terracotta Buddhist Guardian Lions

Located in New York, NY

Pair of monumental Chinese polychrome glazed terracotta guardian lions each measuring 39 1/2 by 21 3/4 by 18 inches.

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20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Terracotta

Pair Monumental Polychrome Terracotta Buddhist Guardian Lions

$6,500 / set

H 39.5 in W 18 in D 21.75 in

Chinese Soapstone Guardian Lion, 19th Century

Located in Savannah, GA

A Chinese soapstone guardian lion, 19th century. 5 ½ inches wide by 2 ½ inches deep by 4 ½ inches tall

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

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Soapstone

Chinese Soapstone Guardian Lion, 19th Century

$480

H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in

19th Century Carved Alabaster Temple Guardian

Located in Kastrup, DK

A Burmese sculpture of a Buddhist temple / paragoda guard carved from Alabaster. The guards guarded the temple/pagoda. From a Danish collectors est...

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Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Other Figurative Sculptures

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Alabaster

19th Century Carved Alabaster Temple Guardian

$4,628

H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 9.45 in

Limestone Fu Dog Guardian Figure from China, c. 1900

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This limestone carving depicts a Fu Dog Guardian figure and was carved from a solid block. Sculptures such as these were used to protect ones home from bad spirits or bad luck. They ...

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