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US$1,500-2,500
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A GILT-DECORATED JET RUYI SCEPTRE
The ruyi head lighly carved in relief with two confronting dragons amid flaming pearls, the curved handle decorated with further ascending dragons and chilong, the central octagonal grip with five bats amid cloud scrolls on one side, and a dragon medallion on the reverse, to the ruyi-shaped terminal, with a lengthy inscription dated Kangxi yichou year (broken into five sections with small chips)
The ruyi head lighly carved in relief with two confronting dragons amid flaming pearls, the curved handle decorated with further ascending dragons and chilong, the central octagonal grip with five bats amid cloud scrolls on one side, and a dragon medallion on the reverse, to the ruyi-shaped terminal, with a lengthy inscription dated Kangxi yichou year (broken into five sections with small chips)
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