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Subject:I cannot find a comparable for my two carvings of Bixie
Posted By: E. Paul (Ed) Tue, Sep 05, 2017 IP: 173.70.193.209

I have owned my carvings for 20 and 15 years respectivly and have never found a comparable in all that time. Can anyone give me at least one link?







Subject:Re: I cannot find a comparable for my two carvings of Bixie
Posted By: TD Wed, Sep 06, 2017

These are foo lions/dogs.

Subject:Re: I cannot find a comparable for my two carvings of Bixie
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Wed, Sep 06, 2017

Try
https://www.google.ca/search?q=bixie+carving+jade&oq=bixie+carving+jade&gs_l=psy-ab.3...17293.17293.0.23357.1.1.0.0.0.0.96.96.1.1.0.foo%2Cersl%3D1%2Cfett%3D1%2Cewh%3D0%2Cnso-enksa%3D0%2Cnso-enfk%3D1%2Cnso-usnt%3D1%2Cnso-qnt-npqp%3D0-1%2Cnso-qnt-npdq%3D0-45%2Cnso-qnt-npt%3D0-09%2Cnso-qnt-ndc%3D300%2Ccspa-dspm-nm-mnp%3D0-045%2Ccspa-dspm-nm-mxp%3D0-1125%2Cnso-unt-npqp%3D0-15%2Cnso-unt-npdq%3D0-25%2Cnso-unt-npt%3D0-06%2Cnso-unt-ndc%3D300%2Ccspa-uipm-nm-mnp%3D0-0075%2Ccspa-uipm-nm-mxp%3D0-0525.1..0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0.y8QfePAzkbs

Ernest



Subject:Re: I cannot find a comparable for my two carvings of Bixie
Posted By: rat Wed, Sep 06, 2017

not bixie but guardian lions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions

Subject:Re: I cannot find a comparable for my two carvings of Bixie
Posted By: Xbet Thu, Sep 07, 2017

Hello E. Paul,

If you google "soup stone dog of foo" you will find some images like;

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/389139224033409489/

https://picclick.com/Chinese-Carved-Pair-Soap-Stone-Foo-Dog-Temple-172606311904.html

Kind regards,

Xbet.


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