Object Description
Set of 63 Qing Dynasty Chinese mother of pearl counters
Chinese, early 19th Century
Diameter 3.5cm
This set comprises sixty-three mother of pearl gaming counters from the Qing dynasty. There are thirty-nine rectangular counters, fourteen round counters, and ten oval counters. Each of the counters is engraved to the obverse with the initials EW and flowers within a geometric border, and the reverse is decorated with a diaper trellis. The counters have widths ranging from 3.5cm to 6cm.