Extra-large size counter made of very thick bright mother-of-pearl. One side is decorated with a man, wearing a turban-like headgear, who seems to be wrestling with a large animal, possibly a tiger or a leopard. Another man in a long gown turns away from the spectacle. The background is decorated with a pagoda and a banana tree. On the back side of this counter is a crest with a falcon rising on a lure and the initials CEMB which are not as finely inscribed as the average Chinese inscription and may possibly be have been added in Europe. The rim around the crest depicts two animals which look like long-eared goats as well as houses and trees. The superb carving consists of numerous layers and dates from the Daoguang period (道光1820 – 1850). Diameter 4.38 cm. Thickness 0.30 cm.