Chinese Fu Dog Drawing

And so foo dog became foo dog.

Chinese fu dog drawing. The shih tzu lion dog and the chow chow puffy lion dog. Chinese dragon also known as long or lung are legendary creatures in chinese mythology chinese folklore and chinese culture at large. See more ideas about dog drawing drawing reference foo dog. It was a simple mis identification of the lions as an extremely rare breed of small to medium sized dogs known as the sacred dog of sinkiang or chinese foo dog that s said to be a crossbreed of the ancient chow chow from mongolia and the northern european hunting dogs presumably from foo chow 福州.

Its all in real time and i. Fu zhou southern china. The words fo and fu mean buddha in chinese and foo dogs resemble two chinese dog breeds associated with lions. It is interesting to note that the lion is not an animal indigenous to china.

Here is the reference for it. More accurately though they re guardian lions and should be referred to as such. Hey people back with your tuesday tutorial this time its how to draw a komainu guardian lion fu dog they go by many names lol. Chinese or imperial guardian lions are a traditional chinese architectural ornament.

Jan 23 2018 i want a cute fu dog in my own style as a pet for one of my yokai girls. Fu dogs are usually displayed as a couple. Typically made of stone they are also known as stone lions or shishi 石獅 shíshī they are known in colloquial english as lion dogs or foo dogs the concept which originated and became popular in chinese buddhism features a pair of highly stylized lions often one male with a ball and one female with. Chinese dragons have many animal like forms such as turtles and fish but are most commonly depicted as snake like with four legs they traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers particularly control over water rainfall typhoons and floods.

The female fu dog is holding a cub under her left paw signifying strong maternal protective instincts. In china where foo dogs originated they are called shi meaning lion or shishi meaning stone lion they do share a resemblance with the chow chow and shih tzu which led these figures to be called foo dogs or fu dogs in english though you may also see them referred to as chinese guardian lions guardian dogs or stone temple dogs. The male lion has its right front paw on a type of cloth ball simply called an embroidered ball xiù qiú 绣球 the female is essentially identical but has a cub under the closer left paw to the male representing the cycle of life. Foo dogs are actually lions.

The mythical foo dog tattoo is rich in both symbolism and asian history. The male fu dog is holding a globe under his right paw which signifies control over his domain and protection of his home.