A lady is descending from a ladder in this scene. She holds a flower in her hand which she has just picked from a flower pot on the roof. She hands it to the boy on the left. The finely engraved armorial belongs to the Robertson family, of Strowan. Three wolf’s heads grace the escutcheon within the armorial. Duncan, son of Robert, chief of the clan, apprehended the murderers of King James I of Scotland. The man in chains under the escutcheon also refers to this event. In gratitude for their support James II granted the Robertson family the right to include a hand holding the regal crown in the crest and in addition the motto ‘Virtutis gloria merces’ which means ‘Glory is the reward for bravery’. The intricately fretted border is decorated with flowers, pomegranates and finger citrons. The crest is flanked by a deer and a crane. In China the crane symbolizes the wish for a Long Life and the deer Wealth and Achievement. The counter dates from the Daoguang period (道光 1820 – 1850). Width 4.6 cm. Height 3.3 cm. Thickness 0.29 cm.