19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE CELADON JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
19TH CENTURY
The sceptre is carved with the Eight Immortals, with the ruyi-head depicting four Immortals at leisure amongst a building and a pine tree. The shaft and terminal are both carved with a shaped panel each enclosing two Immortals in a rocky landscape. The stone is of an even tone, with very minor darker inclusions to one side.
15 3/4 in. (40 cm.) long, Japanese wood box

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Lot Essay

A sceptre of this nature is rare due to the sheer size of the boulder required to carve it. The ruyi sceptre, a longstanding auspicious symbol in Chinese art gained popularity in the Qing dynasty when it was often used as a gift to the Emperor on his birthday.

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