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THE PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
18TH CENTURY
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century
The head finely carved with a carp leaping from waves, the vapor issuing from its mouth supporting the characters shuang xi beneath an umbrella, a vase of lingzhi supported on a lotus to one side, the arched handle carved with another umbrella and trailing vapor and with a cintamani at the pierced tip and further vapor on the back, the stone finely polished
16in. (40.7cm.) long
18th century
The head finely carved with a carp leaping from waves, the vapor issuing from its mouth supporting the characters shuang xi beneath an umbrella, a vase of lingzhi supported on a lotus to one side, the arched handle carved with another umbrella and trailing vapor and with a cintamani at the pierced tip and further vapor on the back, the stone finely polished
16in. (40.7cm.) long