Guardian with the face of a lion; with spikey wings, crouching on rock base. Head of lion with drawn eyebrows, large eyes, triangular nose, mouth open revealing upper and lower teeth, tongue with tip extended and curled up; curly mane on sides of face with stiff pointed spikes or spikey flames further back on head; 2 sika-deer horns project above each eye. With both molded and painted decoration: the flame tips light green, molded flower and scroll motif on the wings; orange with dark red spots on upper shoulders; orange, black and pink floral medallion between two ornate leaves with wide bands of gold leaf on either side of the chest; horizontal red stripes on the belly; hairy thighs; knees delineated in black; pink hooves; back painted orange with a spiky spine; crouching on a rock base, unpainted or over-cleaned. (Paint no longer surviving on the legs of this figure.) Pigments are orange, pink, black, green and red.