A LARGE MILKY-WHITE JADE SCEPTRE, RUYI

Lot 52
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 52 | A LARGE MILKY-WHITE JADE SCEPTRE, RUYI
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£ 8 000 – 12 000
A LARGE MILKY-WHITE JADE SCEPTRE, RUYI

18TH-19TH CENTURY

The sceptre is skillfully carved in low relief to the shaft with Daoist Immortals in a rocky landscape with pine trees, the ruyi head is similarly carved with Immortals including Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, flying on a phoenix above a pavilion. The reverse is of plain form with raised edges and the shaft terminates with a carved loop hung with a loose jade ring.

16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) long

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