First half of the 16th centuryOf compressed globular form, the central band decorated with scholars on horseback followed by a boy-attendant carrying a qin, amid gnarled pine trees, clouds and rocks, all between the Eight Buddhist Emblems on the shoulder and a band of lappets around the waisted base, all picked out in white, purple and turquoise on a dark blue ground. 44cm (17 1/4in) high (2).