Pair of 17th Century Late Ming Bronze Foo Dogs With Stands

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These late Ming Dynasty bronze Foo Dogs or Temple Lions are fierce and somewhat primitively rendered. They are a proper … more These late Ming Dynasty bronze Foo Dogs or Temple Lions are fierce and somewhat primitively rendered. They are a proper pair as one has a paw on a sphere and one on a cub. The sphere represents the material elements and the cub the element of spirit. The tail of the male is broken at the base. Each dog has a hole from the casting process. Each dog sits on a wooden stand designed to fit each one. less