VINTAGE CHINESE HANDCARVED WOODEN STATUE, FOO DOG/LION, AMAZING DETAIL 14\" VGC
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VINTAGE CHINESE HANDCARVED WOODEN STATUE, FOO DOG/LION, AMAZING DETAIL 14\" VGC :
$229.99
I HAVE FOR SALE THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CHINESE HANDCARVED WOODEN FOO DOG/LION. THIS STATUE STANDS APPROXIMATELY 8.5 INCHES TALL AND 14 INCHES LONG. FOO DOGS ARE ACTUALLY LIONS AND USUALLY DISPLAYED IN PAIRS, OFTEN AT THE ENTRANCE OF A DWELLING OR RESTAURANT. THEY HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES IN CHINA AS SYMBOLS OF PROTECTION. ONE IS FEMALE, ONE MALE. THEY ARE GUARDIANS. THE FEMALE HAS UNDER HER FRONT PAW, A CUB, AND SHE PROTECTS THE CUB AND ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE DWELLING. THE MALE HAS UNDER HIS PAW A BALL, ALSO CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARTH. HE IS PROTECTING THE WORLD AND THE DWELLING ITSELF. (THIS FOO DOG IS THE FEMALE WITH A CUB UNDER HER FOOT) I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF WOOD, BUT IT IS HEAVY, HARD AND A BEAUTIFUL REDDISH TONE AND SMOOTH SATIN FINISH. I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA HOW OLD IT IS, THE ARTISTS OF THIS TYPE OF ART, ESPECIALLY OLDER PIECES ARE RARELY MARKED OR LABELED. THIS PIECE HAS ON THE BOTTOM OF ONE FOOT A W...OR M. I HAD AN ANTIQUE DEALER LOOK AT IT AND HE AGREED THAT IT WAS IMPRESSIVE WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL DETAIL AND ALSO AGREED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY OLD, BUT NO IDEA ABOUT THE ACTUAL AGE. REGARDLESS OF ITS AGE, THIS PIECE IS GORGEOUS. I HAVE TRIED TO RESEARCH THIS STATUE, SO I HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS ON LINE AND SOME ARE REALLY UGLY. IF I WAS GOING TO DECORATE WITH ONE OF THESE PIECES, I WOULD WANT IT TO BE PLEASING TO THE EYE. THIS ONE IS MORE BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED AND DETAILED THAN ANY I HAVE SEEN. WHETHER YOU DECORATE WITH ASIAN ART PIECES OR HAVE A CHINESE RESTAURANT, THIS FOO DOG WILL BE A SHOWPIECE. THIS STATUE IS IN VERY GOOD GENTLY USED CONDITION. THERE IS A SMALL CRACK ON ONE EAR, BUT NOT NOTICEABLE, VIEWED FROM THE FRONT. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE DARK SMUDGES UNDERNEATH THAT LOOK LIKE EXCESS STAIN OR REPAIRS. THIS ONLY ADDS TO THE AGED LOOK. SHE IS SOLID. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR MORE DETAIL.
VINTAGE CHINESE HANDCARVED WOODEN STATUE, FOO DOG/LION, AMAZING DETAIL 14\" VGC :
$229.99