Iron Red Chinese Porcelain Vase with Dog and Cloud Motif
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Foo Dogs - Foo Dogs, also known as "Fo Dogs", "Fu Dogs", and " Buddhist lions" are the Chinese guardian lions that have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces and tombs, government offices, and the homes of the influential are believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
They are a popular motif in decorative arts, especially ceramics and garden statuary, where they are depicted in pairs, comprising of a male resting his paw upon an embroidered ball, representing supremacy over the world, and a female restraining a playful cub, representing the nurturing properties of the female.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A Chinese red blue and white porcelain bottle vase, in underglaze colours depicting two phoenix in a peony garden, drilled to base, height 29.5 cm
Very large Chinese blue and white bottle vase, painted with a scrolling dragon amongst stylised lotus scrolls. Height 42 cm
Chinese porcelain dragon vase, of baluster form, with cylindrical neck, decorated with rampant dragons amongst clouds in iron red and underglaze blue, the whole above a border of wave scroll, seal mark to base, height 34 cm
Chinese porcelain dragon vase, of baluster form, with cylindrical neck, decorated with rampant dragons amongst clouds in iron red and underglaze blue, the whole above a border of wave scroll, seal mark to base, height 34 cm