finely carved and undercut with dragons and clouds with the interior spheres delicately pierced and carved with floral and diaper patterns and supported upon a vertical stand, the base of which is carved in relief with a rocky outcrop under a pine tree beneath which is a figure of Lao Tzu holding a staff and scroll accompanied by an Emperor style figure, probably Kao Tsung who canonised Lao Tzu, above the base the stand is mounted with a miniature concentric ball, a rocky outcrop and a cotton reel shaped cylinder, pierced and carved with a delicate net pattern, stand height 45cm, stand width of base 12cm, puzzle ball diameter 11.5cm, total height 55cm.