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A WELL-CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Crisply carved to the ruyi head with vases of flowers and 'antiques' reserved on a diaper ground, with a lotus scroll along the arched shaft interupted by a central section carved with further vases of flowers and vessels, terminating in rounded end depicting a bat suspending a ribbon-tied peach branch, the reverse covered all over with diaper pattern and the narrow sides with key-fret
15¾ in. (40 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Crisply carved to the ruyi head with vases of flowers and 'antiques' reserved on a diaper ground, with a lotus scroll along the arched shaft interupted by a central section carved with further vases of flowers and vessels, terminating in rounded end depicting a bat suspending a ribbon-tied peach branch, the reverse covered all over with diaper pattern and the narrow sides with key-fret
15¾ in. (40 cm.) long