Foo Dog Plinth – Roman Stone

Natureworks carefully crafted plinths serve as a symbolic foundation, lifting the Foo Dogs up off the ground to emphasize their regal presence. Ideal for Asian restaurants, these statues make a significant statement at entrances, symbolizing protection and prosperity, adding a touch of cultural richness to your establishment.

Guardian Lion info:

• Chinese guardian lions male and female cultural Buddhist icons
• Also popular in other parts of Asia including Japan, Korea, Tibet, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Sir Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Taiwan and Singapore
• Chinese mythology motifs – one of the twelve totem creatures
• Typically made of stone – Chinese architectural ornament
• Known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs
• Highly stylised lions – Male – with a ball and female with a cub. The lions are usually depicted in pairs. When used as statuary the pair would consist of a male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world) and a female restraining a playful cub that is on its back (representing nurture)- (ref: Wikipedia)
• Traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government office, temples and homes of government officials and the wealthy
• Believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits to ward off harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat

See installed – Giant Foo Dog entry statements – Cairns Shopping Centre – Restaurant – Lantern lane – (See case study here) – Natureworks custom designed the roof detail and internal themed restaurant.