Three gilded black ink stick, all oval in section, with inscriptions in gold and gilded figure of a lion on top of 2 of the sticks and gilt bases. On the first one two characters 'lion sitting', with four characters on reverse 'People must do something to be admired'. The second has three gilded characters on the side and the third stick is broken with four remaining gilt characters and two dots on side.
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