Antique Chinese Cloisonne Sishi Fu Dog, Dragon Dog Chinese Lion Fósh. On offer is this superb antique Chinese cloisonne shishi fu dog. Please see below for many more photographs. Measuring approximately 7½” tall to the head tip standing on the base, 8½” long. Absolutely stunning item, I’m afraid that the photographs really don’t do this justice, it has to be seen in person. So much to say about it, the eyes are set with turquoise beads, as are the wings, the forehead and each of the four’shoulders’ of the creature. The front of the legs are set appropriately with tigers eye. The wings are so intricately designed with filligree metalwork along the edges, the central panels set with enamelled flowers and fronds, a stream of turquoise beads highlighting the movement of the wings, so much work has gone into this piece and the colours are simply amazing. Even the’inside’ of the wings are just as intricately detailed set with contrasting blue, pulling the whole design together. There are four sections, the wings, tail and head are all separate sections and can come away from the body of the animal. Another of the wings has an enamel flower piece missing, and the tip bends slightly upwards, it could easily be restored by an expert. The head does not fit’snugly’ and there is a little damage to the enamel, none missing but it is a little’creased’ on a few of the fronds. The beautifully enamelled tail tip fits neatly into is place at the tip of the tail. I could go on and on about this piece, it truly is a beautiful and incredibly detailed, from the enamelled’eye brows’ to the enamelled fronds behind the legs, simply stunning. _gsrx_vers_526 GS 6.6.6 (526). The item “Antique Chinese Cloisonne Sishi Fu Dog, Dragon Dog Chinese Lion Fósh” is in sale since Wednesday, June 08, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Cloisonne”. The seller is “antique_collectors_club” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Cloisonne
- Region of Origin: Chinese
- Design: Dragon
- Product: Ornaments
- Original/Repro: Original
