Temple Guards

Pair of Sandstone Temple Guards not very old. To protect your garden.

Beautifully Carved,Painted and Gilded Temple Ornament

Brass and lucite coffee table with glass tops. It consists out of 4 brass chinese temple gard lion sculptures each mounted on a double column. Very eye catching coffee table. 1970...

A pair of hand carved rosewood foo dogs or temple guards. The eyes, and teeth are painted.

Exceptional carved caryatid pilasters columns depicting temple guards (?) with hoods, raised and gilded in older restoration.

This kind of antiquity served as a spiritual guard to temples, and were typically situated at the entrance.

These statues can be found guarding temples throughout Thailand. Shows some wear because of age but overall in great condition.

Both real and figurative, shizi were used to guard temples from harmful spirits. Well worn by time, the history of this proud and serene stone sculpture is evident in the character a...

The Chinese sculptors modelled lion statues after native dogs for guarding their temples and palaces, as nobody in ancient China had ever seen a lion.

Vintage statue in gilt bronze metal of Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancing statue sculpture. Vintage Handcrafted Gilded Thai Teppanom Temple Guard Dancer Dancing statue sculpture.

This charming oil depicts a British guard at the doorway to a golden temple near the coast.

The first type, born during the Edo period, is called sando komainu, the second and much older type is jinnai komainu, These creatures can also be found at Buddhist temples and nobil...

Foo Dogs also known as Guardian Lions symbolize prosperity, success, and guardianship, placed at the entrances of palaces temples and homes to guard and protect.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

Lions have been used as the symbol for guarding temples & homes for ages. Looks great on a chain or your favorite charm bracelet.

The original statue was most likely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, when Red Guards raided temples and monasteries, destroying religious statues and texts in order to d...

There is a finely detailed foo dog which is a mythical creature who guards the temple. There is an ordinary domestic dog to represent that character from the Chinese zodiac.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fe...

But I mean very early because around the 9th century they began appearing outside guarding temples. Most Lion Dogs come in pairs. One male and one female.

DOB; and karajishi, the mythic lions that guard Japanese Buddhist temples, that visitors entered through a replica of a sanmon (sacred gate).

Ca. 1940 Chinese temple guard carving with original painted finish.

Perfectly weathered large wood sculpture of a temple Guard. Part of one of the finest Chinese antique sculpture collection in the US.

Temple guards, Thailand, circa end of 19 century.

Pair of mid to late 19th Century Indian carved temple guards.

A ferocious carved wooden dog, probably intended as a temple guard.

Once, large models of animals stood guard in the temples entrances but smaller models were then adopted for homes  to assure the owners of good fortune to come.

These lion-like creatures were often placed at the entrances of palaces, temples, and homes to guard and protect. Foo dogs are almost always shown in pairs, with one male and one fem...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Their knowledge was second hand because, although dogs abound the world over, lions have never been native to the orient (2) Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard B...

Foo Dogs, or Guardian Lions, are a Chinese symbol of protection, often placed at entrances to ward off evil spirits and attract luck and wealth. This antique wooden pair, with gilt d...

A large and magnificent Burmese gilt and embellished throne or shrine for a Buddha, palin, Mandalay Period, last half of the 19th century, Burma (Myanmar). The impressive throne str...

Material: wood 182,5 cm high 31 cm wide and 34 cm deep Originating from Burma 19th century From the top of a temple in Burma.  

A strongly carved pair of Burmese figures standing with upraised right hands in a gesture of greeting. The figures standing heel-to-heel wearing traditional dress with pantaloons , h...

Material: marble 29,6 cm high 21,8 cm wide and 7,5 cm deep Weight: 2.896 kgs Shan (Tai Yai) style Originating from Burma 18th century.

17th Century carved figure of Guanyin in Rajalalitasana position. Seated on rock with the right arm rested on the right knee. The figures are wearing loose robes that open at the ch...