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Komainu Shishi lions

Japanese home dogs (6)


Vintage Japanese Komainu Shishi porcelain Lions 

Condition of Item:

Used

Manufacturer

Made in Japan

Weight

9 lb. 13.3 Oz

Lot

Ank -

Dimension

14 x 5.5 x 3.5 Inches ea. +/-

 

NOTE: shipped ain box about 20 x 13 x 9


The lions are always presented in pairs, a manifestation of yin and yang, the female representing yin and the male yang. The male lion has one paw (may be right or left) on an embroidered ball called a "xiù qiú" (绣球), which is sometimes carved with a geometric pattern known in the West as the "Flower of life" The female is essentially identical, but has a cub under the other paw to the male, representing the cycle of life. Symbolically, the female fu lion protects those dwelling inside, while the male guards the structure.

These Porcelain Figures were bought in gallery about 30+ years ago for hundreds of dollars, the seller said they portrait male an female protecting your home.  I noticed (oddly) that upon there arrival I saw a beautiful woman in Lodi, upon opening and touching them I ran into the same one (with glasses) in a CVs, this occurrence is a rare once Every 10-20 year occurrence for me and yet it happened twice in less than a month - So I feel that these figurine have some value as charms, However inconsequential events that do not solve a problem but only exacerbate them at best have no value to me.

Japanese home dogs (2)
The Japanese adaptions state that the male is inhaling, representing life, while the female exhales, representing death.

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