A RARE HARDSTONE-INSET GILT BRONZE RUYI

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A RARE HARDSTONE-INSET GILT BRONZE RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Finely cast in relief along the top of the curved shaft with the eight Buddhist emblems, bajixiang, all ribbon-tied and separated by a lotus spray, the sides with a continuous keyfret motif leading up to the lingzhi-shaped head inset with spinel blossoms and buds on jadeite lotus leaves carved in openwork
11 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) long

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The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Previously sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 103

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The present ruyi belongs to a group which employed colourful hardstone inlay and gilt-metal to create a lush, rich effect. Several ruyi of this type are illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Ju-i Scepters in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1974, nos. 36, 40 and 42, as well as 21, which has a gilded redwood body. Cf. nos. 40 and 42, ibid., with similarly carved gemstones representing various auspicious fruits and flowers, comparable to the present example.