Pair of stone dogs as incense stick holders, China, probably Tang period (618-907) Sitting on their hindquarters and resting on a square terrace, they are busy scratching their ears with their hind legs, one on the right, the other on the left. On the face, between the front paw and the raised hind paw, a hole has been drilled to insert an incense stick. Height: 8.5 and 9 cm