$VP66: Vintage Japanese Pottery Shisa Bud Vase, Foo Lion, Foo dog, Okinawa

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$VP66: Vintage Japanese Pottery Shisa Bud Vase, Foo Lion, Foo dog, Okinawa
$VP66: Vintage Japanese Pottery Shisa Bud Vase, Foo Lion, Foo dog, Okinawa
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We can ship WORLDWIDE !!!
The shipping cost discount for multiple purchases (In case of Registed SAL shipment) :
2-5 items : 30% Discount
6-10 items : 35% Discount
11 and more items : 40% Discount
1) ITEM DESCRIPTION
Condition :
As shown in the picture, it's very good condition. No chips, No cracks.
Size :
Width 6.9"(17.5cm) x Height
5.9"(15.0cm) x Depth 3.9"(10.0cm)
Item Description :
This is a vintage Japanese pottery bud vase of Shisa, which was made about 3
0 years ago.
Shisa is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth to keeps good spirits in.
In mainland Japan, similar pairs now known as "guardian dogs" were once called "shisa and guardian dogs": the right with its mouth opened is the guardian, the left with its mouth closed is the shisa. From the Edo period they started to be called "guardian dogs" in general in mainland Japan. Gender is variously assigned to the shisa. Some Okinawans believe the male has his mouth closed to keep bad out of the home, while the female has her mouth open to share goodness.[3] Others believe the female has her mouth closed to "keep in the good", while the male has his mouth open to "scare away the bad".
The shisa, like the komainu (lion dogs), are a variation of the guardian lions ("fu dogs") from China. The shisaa, or lion dog, is an Okinawan cultural artifact. In magic typology, they might be also be classified as gargoyle beasts. They are traditionally used to ward off evil spirits.
2) SHIPPING COST
a) USA:  Airmail (
No tracking
)
US.8 / DHL Express mail US.0
b) ASIA, CHINA:
Airmail (
with tracking number
)
US.8 /DHL Express mail
US.8
c) EUROPE, UK:  Airmail (
with tracking number
) US.8 / DHL Express mail US.0
d) Australia, Canada:  DHL Express mail US.0 (
Some local area needs more US extra cost with the original shipping cost, US+US = US
)
​f) Russia :  FedEx express US.0 (
Some local area needs more US extra cost with the original shipping cost, US+US = US
)
e) JAPAN:  Takkyubin (with tracking) US.8
3) ABOUT SHIPPING METHODS
a) Airmail (No tracking) of JAPAN POST
Estimated Delivery time About 3-5 weeks
b) If Express mail (DHL, FedEx or EMS) is better for you, please ask us about shipping cost.
​4) PAYMENT
Only Paypal payment is accetable. If you'd like an other payment method, please contact me before winning a bid.
Thank you for looking and happy bidding !
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