Pair of 17th Century Late Ming Bronze Foo Dogs With Stands

Details

Description

These late Ming Dynasty bronze Foo Dogs or Temple Lions are fierce and somewhat primitively rendered. They are a proper … Read more These late Ming Dynasty bronze Foo Dogs or Temple Lions are fierce and somewhat primitively rendered. They are a proper pair as one has a paw on a sphere and one on a cub. The sphere represents the material elements and the cub the element of spirit. The tail of the male is broken at the base. Each dog has a hole from the casting process. Each dog sits on a wooden stand designed to fit each one. See less