Foo Lions Or Foo Dogs

This pair of hand carved Foo Dogs with a rounding red ball in each mouth of and polychromed.

A pair of foo dogs in teal / light blue-green and with brown highlights.

Pair of vintage blue and white Chinese Foo dogs featuring intricate detail on front, backs, sides and including base.

Offering this magnificent pair of guardian foo lions. Beautifully crafted ceramic fired with vibrant colors.

Offering these gorgeous hand carved wooden foo dogs. Carved out of a dark toned wood these little gems are interesting to the eye.

Pair of Chinese foo dogs. Made in the Koji style, a colorful painted pottery/polychromatic glazed porcelain fired at low temperatures.

Highly decorative pair of Asian Foo lions in brown clay These are stamped and seem to have age but I am not sure how much age.

Very striking, in nice condition and definitely very desiteable in many design schemes.

Vintage Chinese "Guardian Foo Lion" resin sculpture on a black wood plinth.

Offering this stunning hand carved Chinese stone foo dogs. Hand carved with all the intricate details on the body of the foo dog.

19th century Chinese carved foo dogs.

Pair of 19th century Chinese carved wood and paper mache Foo Dogs.

A fine and large pair of Chinese glazed pottery foo dogs circa 1920.

Beautifully modeled antique concrete garden Foo dogs, distressed and all the more charming and lovely for it

pair of intricately carved foo dogs from antique wood and new wood carved bases all in pickled finish

Pair of Chinese foo dogs, the animals is decorated in yellow and green and mounted on pierced brown bases.

They are informally known in English as lion dogs or foo dogs. The concept which originated in Chinese Buddhism features a pair of stylized lions which were thought to protect the bu...

Foo dogs are guardians whom the Chinese believe to protect the house and its wealth.

Offering this magnificent pair of Jadeite guardian foo dogs. They are a small simple pair done in the mid-20th century.

This pair of fantastic foo dogs are treasures. Dating late 18th-early 19th century, they have the distinctive characteristics of wooden foo dogs created during that period.

A pair of 19th century, late Qing dynasty, Chinese guardian lions or "foo dogs" from Chaozhou Province. These ornately carved auspicious symbols were likely covered with stucco durin...

Asian metal sculpture representing Foo Lion. Some restoration to the metal on the bottom.

Here a pair of playful young foo dogs can be observed. Along with flowers, they painted a happy, peaceful, secure scene of life.

A proper pair - right and left facing. The bronzes have expressive faces with protruding tongues and are posed with paws raised to indicate that they are at attention. An outstandin...

A pair of Foo Dogs in porcelain depicting mythical lion-like animals that are protectors, "guardian lions".

Can be used both outdoor and indoor. One is right facing and the other is left facing. Bronze is cast and hand chased. Made in 1900 in China. Originally used at the entrance to a Te...

Pair of mid-19th century Qing dynasty carved walnut Shanxi temple foo dogs.

19th century Chinese standing export Foo Lion, no chips, cracks or repairs.

This beautiful block features a pair of foo dogs playing with an "embroidered" money ball, a traditional motif representing happiness and wealth.

Up for you consideration is this intricate pair of hand carved wooden foo dogs. These dogs start on a simple rectangular base and painted in a black, red and gold.

18th century foo dog Monumental hand-carved late 18th century foo dog.

Old glue to base of tail Good looking decorative Chinese guardian lion statue.             

A pair of oriental, exotic wood, Foo dogs, mounted on ebonized bases and presented as lamps.

Pair 12 inch Chinese Porcelain Blanc de Chine Foo Lions as covered boxes

This adorable granite foo dog is caught in the moment with its toothy grin.

Pair of ceramic foo dog containers

A fine and rare pair of Kangxi style Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs on ormolu metal mounts. Both dogs are covered in a rich lustrous turquoise (peacock blue) glaze darkening which...

Extremely decorative and colorful pair of Chinese Sancai glazed statues in the form of foo dog lions on resting on pedestals with a ball in their front paws.

Foo lion sculptures of hand-carved and painted wood, c. 19th Century, possibly older.

People believed these Foo Dogs had the power to warding off evil and bringing prosperity.

Great Sculptures on a fireplace or piece of furniture also a great talking point.  Foo dogs are Guardian lions in early Chinese culture and are still used today always in pairs.

Very fine large pair of polychrome glazed porcelain foo dogs, one female with pup the other male with front paw resting on a movable pierced reticulated ball on stem, decorated in ov...

Japanese bronze censer with lion foo dog (Shishi). In japan, censer is one of the three Buddhist altar fittings, a flower vase, a candle stand and a censer.   

Pair of large bronze Chinese foo dragons. Measures 33.5" to the top of its head.

Pair of foo dog seal chops. Chinese hardstone carved with Buddhist monks in forest scene in base, circa 1900. 9" height, 3 1/2" by 3 1/2".

Pair of 18th-19th century Chinese hand painted polychrome porcelain foo dogs. Unmarked.

Large pair of foo dogs in the Chinese Style. Early 20th century or earlier.

It is hard to find a Chinese household anywhere in the world, without the protection of of the ever present foo dogs. We need to be safe but wealthy also, this charming dogs shall as...

Stunning pair of bronze Chinese foo dogs. Large pair at almost four feet tall.

Pair of 19th-20th century Chinese amber glazed terracotta foo dogs with lids, unmarked.

Foo Dog Bronze Door Knocker. This large and heavy bronze door knocker has the detailed facial features of a foo dog and supports a hanging knocker in the form of a two-headed figural...

Brass vase with Foo dog faces holding rings

Chinese Foo Dog Garden Seat Yellow and Green with white base.

This stunning Meiji period vase is a wonderful example of the quality of craftsmanship during the late 19th century Japanese Meiji period. The Meiji era was famed for being the perio...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

This antique decorative box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China, and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese Export style. The box is composed of ...

One of Minton's most popular patterns is named "Porcelain Ball” which features a large diameter plate bordered by a gold and white floral decoration and trimmed with an acid etc...

This pair of intricately hand carved and hand painted Foo dogs are believed to have made in the mid-20th century in the Imperial style. The dogs are composed of a softwood which have...

A stately and rare 1900s Moroccan vitrine. This beautiful display cabinet has traditional stylized intricate geometric inlay detail, two drawers, with glass sides , doors and shelves.

A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...

Pair of Chinese cinnabar covered ginger jars decorated with carved figural landscapes Late Qing dynasty Measures: H 8 in. (20.3 cm).

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...

A large Chinese enamel over brass vase. The urn shaped vase is adorned with a polychrome enamel design of dragons surrounded by a cloud ornament on the white ground made in the Clois...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period carved stone foo dog guardian lion from the 19th century, on square base. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this stone sculpture features a guar...