Fu Lions or Fu Dogs, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi (Chinese: 獅; pinyin: shī; literally "lion"), and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
This pair of big fu dogs is supposed to prevent evil spirits and harmful people. Chinese fu dogs are also called Foo Dogs or civilian door gods.
Sprout home always carries interesting items and my visit to their site today turned up yet another great item. Yesterday I was talking about the trend to incorporate worldly influences in the garden. Chinese and other Asian inspirations didn’t make it into my collection (I just didn’t find anything) but Foo (fu) dogs might just […]
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Designed，sculpted，rendered by myself.No Uv set,Textured with label functions of Keyshot. There is a marble version of it https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bZq4m To simulate China classical-style bronze antique. But this one is original and there is no such sculpture in history. Unlike the lions I've created before,it has an aesthetic style of northern china: Big head, pointed ears, and curly hair/fur.In fact, the lion images of ancient China were not much similar to those of lions in real world.. There were no lions live in ancient china，a small number of lions are tribute to the emperor from foreign countries.But the image of the lion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people，It comes more from the imagination of the our Chinese people.
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愛知県岡崎市の狛犬屋 『巽彫刻』は花崗岩で狛犬を彫り続けている石工職人です。全国に狛犬を販売しております。全国の彫刻可能な地元の石であれば、建て替え等古い狛犬の原型彫刻も承ります。｜平成時代
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