A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE JOSS STICK HOLDERS MODELLED AS BUDDHISTIC LIONS SEATED ON PIERCED RECTANGULAR BASES DECORATED WITH DRAGON ROUNDELS AND BLOSSMING PRUNUS, THE ANIMALS WEARING BELL COLLARS, THEIR PAWS RESTING ON A BROCADE BALL AND CUB -- 12¼IN. (31CMS) HIGH, 18TH/19TH CENTURY.