Description
- Shiwan Earthenware - Lions of Fo (Fu Dogs)
- Height: 25cm
- This item is not gift boxed but the figurine will be well protected.
- The lions are usually depicted in pairs. When used as statuory, the pair would consist of a male resting his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture).
- Symbolically, the female lion protects those dwelling inside, while the male guards the structure.
Chinese earthenware figurines depicting infamous, legendary, mythical or everyday characters. Often referred to as "Shiwan Figurines" due to the Shiwan region where the sculptures were originated. The figures are all hand-made and hand-painted. They are not gift boxed, but will be well packed and protected in protective packaging.
