QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

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AN ALOESWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The rich caramel-coloured aloeswood is naturalistically carved in high relief as a gnarled and twisting stem of lingzhi fungus, with several of the caps forming the head at one end, above an openwork-carved gnarled leafy branch.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) long, 30g

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Weight: 30g

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