Image Gallery
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A sitting lion statue, celadon, 11th to 12th century, Song Dynasty.
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A stone shi
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Female guardian lion with her cub at the Summer Palace, Beijing- late Qing Dynasty, but in the Ming style
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Cub Detail
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Standing lion at the Ming Dynasty Tombs Spirit Way
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Imperial guardian lion outside Ngee Ann City in Singapore
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Statue of a mystical Chinese guardian lion in old Beijing, China
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A guardian lion in Pingxi District, Taiwan
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A guardian lion of Wen Wu Temple, Taiwan
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Guardian Lion, Brooklyn Museum, New York City
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