Carved Wood Shi Shi Lion Dog Body legs and head are carved separtely and joined together. The head is painted red with a v - shaped groove to create a snout. Black painted nose, yellow and black eyes and teeth. Two black painted wooden square ears are glued to the top of the head. There is a hole in the middle of the head. The body is formed from a half cylinder of wood with the bark side facing up. Painted in black and white on either side of the body are Mon,one is shaped like a plum blossom, the other has three comas in a circle. The back and front of the body are painted green and a straw tail extends from a hole at the back of the animal. The four legs are made of sticks covered in bark and stuck to the flat bottom of the body.

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