Japanese Edo Warrior Print – Temple Guardian with Halberd, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Japanese Edo Warrior Print – Temple Guardian with Halberd, c.1850 Description: This striking Japanese woodblock print from the late Edo period, circa 1850, depicts a fierce t...
Paper
Japanese Kamakura Cypress Wood Pair of Komainu Temple Guardians, 13th Century
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Kamakura Period Pair of Carved Cypress Shishi (Komainu) Temple Guardians An exceptional and exceedingly rare pair of Japanese carved cypress wood Shishi (Komainu) dating to...
Cypress
Koma-inu “lion dogs” symbolic guardians at temples or shrines, Japan (#004904)
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Koma-inu “lion dogs”, symbolic guardians at temples or shrines. Cypress burl wood (hinoki) According to ancient Chinese philosophy, the animal with its mouth open embodies the mascu...
Wood
Large Ceramic Foo Dogs: 'Faceless Guardian Dogs'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
PAIR JAPANESE LACQUERED SHISHI LION TEMPLE GUARDIANS
Located in Stamford, CT
These stood at the entrances to a Buddhist temple or a private palace as guardians. See below.
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H 23.38 in W 9 in D 19.25 in
Large Ceramic sculpture: 'Faceless Guardian Dogs'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
Clay, Earthenware, Glaze
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H 7.25 in Dm 4.25 in
Antique 19thC Japanese Porcelain Meiji Period Imari Lidded Ginger Jar Vase 1890
Located in Portland, OR
The dome topped lid decorated with a Komainu finial (Japanese lion-dog temple guardian). The ovoid shaped vase and cover are both finely hand decorated in underglaze blue and heighte...
Porcelain
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H 12.5 in W 10 in D 6 in
Japanese Hand Painted Ceramic Guardian Dragon Temple Shrine Koro Incense Burner
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly unique and unusual Japanese hand-painted polychrome ceramic temple shishi dragon. This piece was likely designed to be a koro or incense burner and smoke would billow out the...
Ceramic, Pottery
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H 9 in W 19 in D 9 in
Japanese Wood Carved Edo Temple Shinto Shrine Guardian Shishi Komainu Lion Dogs
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly remarkable and wonderfully, intricately hand-carved pair of ancient Japanese Komainu Shishi (or Jishi) protective lions. This pair left us a bit breathless when we first discov...
Wood
Guardian Dogs
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, Believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
Clay, Glaze, Terracotta
Guardian Dogs
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, Believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
Clay, Glaze, Terracotta
Foo Dogs (Lying down)
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
Clay, Terracotta, Glaze
Japanese Temple Guardian
Located in Round Top, TX
A 19th century Japanese terra cotta roof ornament depicting a temple guardian, intended to keep evil spirits at bay.
Terracotta