A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTER

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$ 60 000
Auction dateClassic
22.03.2024 09:00UTC -04:00
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ID 1164895
Lot 1216 | A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTER
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTER

19TH CENTURY

15 ¾ in. (39.5 cm.) long, glass display box, cloth box





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Ruyi means 'as one desires,' and is associated with expressions such as jixiang ruyi, 'may all your good fortunes be fulfilled.' The ruyi-form head symbolizes peace, prosperity and longevity. Ruyi scepters were known to have been commissioned by Qing emperors either to commemorate birthdays or to be bestowed as birthday gifts. Compare to a pair of scepters from The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection with floral motifs sold at Christie’s New York, 21 May 2019, lot 1117.
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