In addition, in the annotation of 'Yusenkutsu' (a Chinese novel by Chosaku in the Tang-Dynasty period), there is a description, 'To place stone-carved shishi lion in a bedroom is effective to avert monsters, goblins, and ghosts as well as to press the carpet.'
かつ、「遊仙窟」の注に「以（レ）玉刻為（二）獅子（一）、安（二）牀頭（一）、避（二）鬼魅（一）、竝得（レ）鎮（二）押氈席（一）」（（一）（二）（レ）は返り点）とある。