18th centurySkilfully carved as a recumbent Buddhist lion with clawed paws, finely incised bushy tail and knobbly spine, the head turned sharply to the right, with prominent eyebrows above bulging eyes and ruyi-shaped nose, the stone of even greenish-white tone with minor cloud-white inclusions on the back, wood stand. 9cm (3 1/2in) long. (2).