Folk Handcrafts Treasures Mini Stone Lion

Item No:C20050331238
Update time:2005-03-31
Description: Product Name Folk Handcrafts Treasures:Mini Stone Lion Country of Origin China Model Mini Stone Lion Product Description Mini stone lion is the most famous folk stone carving artwork. Lion?s Place of origin is in Africa and Asian westward. In Han dynasty lion as the articles of tribute comes in China. At that time valuable and rare animals including lion are fed in palace, so common people have few choice to see lion. Lion reduce the mythic prestige of tiger.More and more people treat lion for lucky beast representing refuting evil. Meanwhile Buddhism hold lion in esteem., so lion following Buddhism take root in the folk. Lion is prased highly for king of animals, as the symbol of refuting evils and good lucky. Before Tan Dynasty artisan don?t see lion, so the stone carving lion like tiger. Day by day there have more lion figure in the folks. In most of temples, bridges, government offices, gardens, house and so on, you could see stone lions showed by many types. Folk artisan carve lion into vivid and lovely figures. Now stone lion is one the artworks that are loved to see and hear.Many handicrafts are lost. Last year we foud and excavated one figures from one Podunk.. In this Podunk there have some artisans who keep one carving craftwork, only about 12 peoples.This craftwork have been passed from five hundreds years ago. We think this lion figure is very loverly and have preserved worth.. Now they only could make 10 pairs every month.After one year effort, we explode 95 pairs. If need traditional chinese culture and like handicraft artworks, please contact with our company.