Qing dynasty Gently waisted with thick walls, deeply carved to the exterior with Shoulao on a deer and the immortals Li Tieguai, Liu Hai, Hanshan and Shide, each with their identifiable attributes crossing a sea of turbulent waves beneath a band of loosely scrolling clouds encircling the rim, the foot with a central plug and carved with a seal reading Zeng Xiao, the dense wood with a dark brown color and faint tortoise-shell patterning. 7 5/8in (19.5cm) high