Chinese Mythical Power Dog

Mouth shut, ears back, sitting like it owns the entrance.

Chinese stone carvers made this mythical power dog in stone. Guardian dogs and lions are commonly associated with protecting doorways, tombs and temples in China. The animal sits upright on a thick rectangular plinth, with its head turned slightly to one side and its chest out. A curled tuft marks the shoulder and mane. The stone is pale cream, softly weathered, with warm gray in the cracks and edges.

About 8 inches tall. A doorman with no need for a salary.