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They are used to guard temples businesses palaces and homes.
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.
The cost to buy a chinese foo dog varies greatly and depends on many factors such as the breeders location reputation litter size lineage of the puppy breed popularity supply and demand training socialization efforts breed lines and much more.
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Chinese or imperial guardian lions are a traditional chinese architectural ornament.
Pair of 6 foo dog lion statues on gilt bronze bases late 1600s ming dynasty.
These decorative meaningful pieces of art have been around for thousands of years.
These guardian lions are called foo dogs because foo or fu is the chinese word for shishi or stone lion.
The female is holding her baby underfoot and the male has an orb underfoot.
Pair of chinese foo dogs the animals is decorated in yellow and green and mounted on pierced brown bases.
Chinese jade foo dog imperial shishi lion green stone netsuke toggle beast.
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These lion dogs are also referred to as fu dogs and some call them buddha dogs.