Another auspicious animal is the lion, often seen in pairs flanking a palace gate or a garden gate. Made of bronze or stone, the male lion squats on the left, with one of its front legs stepping on a ball, and the female on the right stroking a cub.
狮子在吉祥图案中最为常见,在宫殿、苑囿的大门前左右各陈一狮,有铜狮也有石狮,雄狮居左,脚踏绣球,雌狮居右,足抚小狮。