Typically made of stone they are also known as stone lions or shishi 石獅 shíshī they are known in colloquial english as lion dogs or foo dogs the concept which originated and became popular in chinese buddhism features a pair of highly stylized lions often one male with a ball and one female with.
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The female is holding her baby underfoot and the male has an orb underfoot.
Pair of 6 foo dog lion statues on gilt bronze bases late 1600s ming dynasty.
These lion dogs are also referred to as fu dogs and some call them buddha dogs.
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These guardian lions are called foo dogs because foo or fu is the chinese word for shishi or stone lion.
Pair of chinese foo dogs the animals is decorated in yellow and green and mounted on pierced brown bases.
Chinese or imperial guardian lions are a traditional chinese architectural ornament.
They are used to guard temples businesses palaces and homes.
These decorative meaningful pieces of art have been around for thousands of years.
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