Featured Pair Chinese ceramic lions

Picked these up today for a song and a dance. Can not find another pair exactly like them online anywhere. The detail to me is awesome, right down to the suspended tongues between their teeth. I am begging to hear some opinions as to their possible age and more. I believe they are cast solid ceramic(my guess) and heavy for their size weighing in at over 5lbs each, 6.5” tall. Online pairs run for $14 - $600(non like this) most of which are high-end or bronze.

I’m all ears.....(ok, really.... Eyes )

 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/554397482/vintage-carved-resin-chinese-foo-dog

Gold painted version of this perhaps. All the little air bubbles are common with cast resin, also explains the weight.

 

+1 cast resin

 

Many thanks @Ce BCA, and indeed that has more similarities than anything I have found online. Looking at the bottoms there are some very distinct differences, so this should at the very least indicate different molds. Imitation is the finest form of flattery , and the Lacquer version, seems to have taken some shortcuts. Again, thank you as this give me more to look into.

 

Hi,
The one with a puppy under her leg is the female the one with the ball is the male.
greg

 

Ha, that is EXACTLY what I told my wife, Lillei. For centuries, men play games and call it work, while leaving the real hard work to the women.