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Lot 1029
Two Pairs of Japanese Foo Lions
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
20th century, includes a pair of satsuma decorated foo lions or shishi lions with elaborate raised gilt and white moriage, both holding on to large balls decorated in iron red, blue, and gilt, impressed seal to underside of ball, and a smaller pair of earthenware pottery foo lions or shishi lions, tan in color with mottled brown and black curly manes, eyebrows, and tails.

Largest 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Ann M. Vaden, Greensboro, North Carolina

Good estate condition; slight nick to back of one of smaller lion's paws.