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Early 19th Century " Foo Dogs " - Imperial Guardian lions
Please have a look at the Following Images : You are Bidding on a Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Foo Dogs also known as Imperial Guradian Lions. The pair is in Mint Condition but due to age has some Glazing. Very rare and Highly Collectable.
Chinese Guardian lions
Stands 300mm
Chinese guardian lions, known as Shishi lions (Chinese: ç³ç ; pinyin: shíshÄ«; literally "stone lion") or Imperial guardian lion, and often incorrectly called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. They 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. Pairs of guardian lions are still common decorative and symbolic elements at the entrances to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and other structures, with one sitting on each side of the entrance, in China and in other places around the world where the Chinese people have immigrated and settled, especially in local Chinatowns.
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