Parställda buddhistiska lejon separat tillverkade stående på tillhörande socklar i cloisonné. Dekor i emaljfärgerna blått, rött, grönt, gult vitt mot turkos grund. Hundarna dekorerade med molnband och fabeldjur. Socklarna upptill med fortlöpande lotusmönster, runt sidorna stiliserade blommor och buddhistiska element. Höjd 57 cm. Längd 58 cm. Djup 38 cm. Ytterligare senare träställ medföljer. Total höjd med träställ 68 cm.
Brokadboll och valp saknas. Slitage.
From the Collection of Paul Butler (1892-1981), Chicago Illinois, thence by descent. Paul Butlers family fortune came from papermaking, that dated back to the colonial era. He was an accomplished horseman, poloplayer and photographer, and served during WW1 with the American expeditionary forces as a cavalry officer and reconnaissance photographer. After the war he returned to the family business and served as President of Butler Paper Company, from 1930 to 1965, but soon noticed a business opportunity in private aircrafts. The business expanded after WW2, and soon Butler Aviation opened facilities In Chicago, La Guarida, Palm Beach etc. Thence by descent.