• Dimension: Height: 7 5/8 in (19.4 cm) Diameter: 8 1/2 in (21.6 cm) Weight: 1050g
• Estimate From: $4500
• Estimate To: $8500

Of tree-trunk form, the exterior intricately carved and pierced with a continuous figural scene depicting one group of scholars playing Chinese chess in pavillion, one group of scholars appreciating an elder writing calligraphy under the pine tree, and the others sitting along the steeped path listening the elder telling the stories, all set within a mountain landscape setting with pine trees scattered amid rockwork. Qing Dynasty period.