The gift–ceramic work “Lion”–was presented to the great leader Kim Jong Il by the Chairman of the German-Korean Parliamentary Group on June 1, Juche 96(2007).

Lion was regarded as a symbol of mightiness from olden times.

The gift is a white ceramic work which depicts a brave lion standing imposingly with its forelegs on a shield.

It is 10.7 centimetres long, 5.6 centimetres wide and 15.2 centimetres high.