18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A ROOTWOOD RUYI SCEPTER
18th/19th Century
Formed from a single length of rootwood, the twisted and convoluted handle terminating in a lingzhi-form head, the natural gnarled burl growth partially enveloping a pebble on the reverse side
16½in. (41.9cm.) long, 9½in. (24cm.) wide
18th/19th Century
Formed from a single length of rootwood, the twisted and convoluted handle terminating in a lingzhi-form head, the natural gnarled burl growth partially enveloping a pebble on the reverse side
16½in. (41.9cm.) long, 9½in. (24cm.) wide
Literature
Robert P. Piccus, ed., Wood From the Scholar's Table, Chinese Hardwood Carvings and Scholar's Articles, Hong Kong, 1984, pp. 162-3