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Guardians of Home: Traditional Statues of Property Protection
Many old houses and important buildings were guarded by images stone protection represented by the other world. If your tastes run to statuary and wish to explore the idea of decorating your house with silent guardians, consider the following:
Fu Dog (also known as Fu Lion, Foo Dog, lion of Buddha, Shishi or Imperial Guardian Lion):
Fu Dogs come in pairs, as the female (characterized by breeding only in the left leg) guards the people living inside the house, while the male (whose right leg is based on a ball) guards the home itself. Chinese Fu dogs were actually paintings of lions, but the lions are not native to China, the original artists had to use the model closer to hand, which domestic dogs are most often used for purposes of guardianship.
Sphinx:
Sphinxes are figures of lions with human heads, which were the guardians important structures. The most famous sphinx guards the pyramids of Giza. Another famous sphinx was defeated by Oedipus correctly guess his riddle. Egypt is not the only home of the Sphinx, but also called on India, Burma, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Sphinx is a guardian of secrets, knowledge and power.
Gargoyle:
The word "gargoyle" sounds gothic and mysterious, but it came from the French "gargouille" which means "throat" or gargle. This is due to the early origins of this stone image was to use a water pipe that runs from the roof away side of a building. However, they were also used for protection, to ward off evil spirits. This is why so many depictions of gargoyles are ugly, fantastic creatures.
Grotesque (Chimera):
"Grotesque" is what distinguishes architecture gargoyles statues was not designed like a whirlwind. The term comes from Latin, sharing his home with "cave", ie a small hollow. It can be as grotesque as the name claims, with lots of goblins and creatures alike man's darkest imaginings of a world beyond.
Men with long swords:
Guerrero tutors is to ensure the temples and tombs in China for millennia. They represented many different beings, symbols of long dead hosts representations of gods who gave the house its protection. Some legends held that if the house was threatened, the warriors are awakened from their sleep of stone to defend it.
Since many cultures will not be happy if you take their sacred statues home after a tour, it is fortunate that many companies advertising on the Internet today day wear replicas of many ancient artifacts. If you do a search on the type of tutor you want, you will probably find many ways to please their tastes.
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