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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE MILKY-WHITE JADE SCEPTRE, RUYI
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The sceptre is skillfully carved in low relief to the shaft with Daoist Immortals in a rocky landscape with pine trees, the ruyi head is similarly carved with Immortals including Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, flying on a phoenix above a pavilion. The reverse is of plain form with raised edges and the shaft terminates with a carved loop hung with a loose jade ring.
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) long
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The sceptre is skillfully carved in low relief to the shaft with Daoist Immortals in a rocky landscape with pine trees, the ruyi head is similarly carved with Immortals including Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, flying on a phoenix above a pavilion. The reverse is of plain form with raised edges and the shaft terminates with a carved loop hung with a loose jade ring.
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired from T.Y. King & Sons, Hong Kong, 21 July 1958.
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