LATE QING DYNASTY

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A MOTTLED GREEN AND PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADEITE RUYI SCEPTER
LATE QING DYNASTY
The ruyi head is carved in low relief with a gnarled Buddha's hand citron tree bearing five fruit growing from a pierced rock within a key-fret border repeated on the sides of the arched handle, which is carved on top with five bats (wufu) in flight amidst clouds. The tapered tip is pierced for a silk cord.
17¾ in. (45 cm.) long

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

Bat is a pun for 'good fortune', and five bats, wufu, symbolize longevity, wealth, health, virtue and a peaceful death. The first character in finger citron (foshou) is a play on the words for 'good fortune' and 'riches', and the second character is a pun for 'longevity'; the fruit therefore conveys the auspicious wish of good fortune and riches combined.

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