Deep-carved mountainous scene of a man armed with a lance attacking another one protected by a shield while a third one holds a stick in the air and seems to run away. In the background is an impressive Chinese building. The back is decorated with a man dressed in a long gown while another one, most probably a servant, seems to pick up something from the ground. The intricate armorial belongs to Buller family of Somerset, Shillingham and Morval in Cornwall, England and shows a Moor’s head above a quarter-pierced shield decorated with a cross of four eagles. The border on the front is decorated with plum flowers and bats. Plum flowers have five petals which represent ‘Longevity, Wealth, Health, Love of Virtue and a Peaceful death’. The bat (Fu) stands for ‘Blessings’. The border on the back shows berries of the evergreen plant ‘Rohdea Japonica’ (Wannianqing) which is a pun for ‘ten thousand years’. It is interesting that typical Chinese puns were used for the decoration. This stunning counter dates from the Daoguang period (道光 1820 – 1850). Width 4.7 cm. Height 3.3 cm. Thickness 0.22 cm.