It is interesting to note however that there are also more realistic Japanese-style "stone dogs" outside Okinawa's Shinto temples, because the former kingdom submitted tribute to both the Chinese and Japanese courts, and drew influence from both.
有趣的是，琉球的一些神社前也見寫實的日式，這是因為琉球王國曾向中、日兩國雙邊朝貢，因此石獅造型集兩地之大成。