Objects on carved door panel
I would love your help to identify the objects on this carved door panel.
The left shows a scholar’s cabinet. Is that a foo dog on top, southern style? Does it make sense for there to be only one rather than a pair? Could it be a cat?
Is that a lotus flower in a stand next to it?
The center is supposed to show two phoenixes with flowers and branches. I can make out some wings but I’m having a hard time seeing the whole bird. Would the flowers be peonies?
On the right I’m guessing a brush pot with an ink stone behind. Do the objects in the pot read as brushes to you? What is the object with the long tassel? I’m guessing a ruyi scepter but what is the attachment? Looks like six objects on a string. There seems to be a little wall box alongside, but what’s in it? Or should this be interpreted at a different scale, not as a desk pot but something the size to hold things as big as umbrellas?