Antique Japanese Fu-dog Temple Carving

Antique Japanese temple carving of a shishi (fu-dog) and peonies

Antique Japanese Fu-dog Temple Carving

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Japanese
Period

Pre 1900

$1,500.00

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Antique Japanese fu-dog temple carving. Also called a shishi, the mythical creature is shown here with blossoming peonies. The shishi and peony together is called Karajishi in which the ferocious beast is tempered by the beautiful queen of flowers, Yin and Yang. Carved from one solid piece of sugi (cryptomeria) wood.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 52 1/2″ long x 9″ high

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Antique Japanese fu-dog temple carving. Also called a shishi, the mythical creature is shown here with blossoming peonies. The shishi and peony together is called Karajishi in which the ferocious beast is tempered by the beautiful queen of flowers, Yin and Yang. Carved from one solid piece of sugi (cryptomeria) wood.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 52 1/2″ long x 9″ high

Additional information

Region

Japanese
Period

Pre 1900

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