Old Cast Iron Foo Dog Pair in Las Vegas, Nevada For Sale
Type: Art & Antiques, For Sale - Private.
Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lion, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits
The lions are usually depicted in pairs. When used as statuory, the pair would consist of a male resting his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back
This Shanxi cast iron Foo Dog is about 50 to 65 years old with a fine detailed and come in pair of male and female.
Size : 3"W x 4"D x 8"H
Price $ 150 per pair
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