I looked this up when I got back to the apartment. According to Google sources it is actually a guardian lion (C. shishi) and the thing in it's mouth is meant to be a pearl. They always come in pairs facing out and traditionally there is a female (with mouth closed and one paw resting on a cub) on one side and a male on the right (with mouth open and one paw resting on a ball which is meant to represent the property that is being guarded.
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