An oriental foo dog made from deconstructed ginger jars thrown on the pottery wheel and reassembled to create this fierce half dog half lion. The piece is soda fired in a copper based glaze resulting in a combination of blood red and jade green tones. Foo dogs were placed at the entrance of buildings to ward off any evil spirits trying to cause harm.
Chinese Dragons, Foo-dogs but also modern skyscrapers are part of Jacob Chan’s iconography, as are lost and found items. The work of the young Wirral ...
