Circa 1680, of an octagonal waisted baluster form with a slightly flaring foot, the exceptional design, in the Chinese transitional tradition, depicts a dignitary and his attendant as well as a warrior, the background a watery landscape, stylized lotus leaves form a band above and below the continuous scene, not signed.

10 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Greensboro, North Carolina

Chips to the upper and base rim.