The first, carved as a mythical beast standing four-square, with ridged chest, gazing forward, the head crowned with a bi-furcated lingzhi shaped horn above the knobbly spine and incised tail, the stone of black and mottled pale green tone, Yuan dynasty, 4.6cm (1 13/16in) high; and the second, carved as an adult Buddhist lion holding a lotus spray in its mouth, with two cubs playfully clambering on top, the stone of russet and grey-white tone, Yuan/ Ming dynasty, 3.6cm (1 5/8in) wide, two boxes. (4).