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Object Name |
Foo Lions Male & Female |
Designer |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
Date |
n/a |
Type/Discipline |
Sculpture |
Subject/Sub-category |
Decorative |
Style/Object Description |
Foo Lions (also known as Fu Dogs) traditionally guarded the entry to Buddhist temples in China and Japan, warding off evil and protecting the sacred precincts, and Wright may well have intended this male and female pair as guardians when he placed them at the entry of Taliesin. |
Dimensions |
5.5"l x 4"w x 10"h |
Exhibition Category |
n/a |
Additional Notes/Information |
n/a |
Image | n/a |