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THE JADE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), THE HONGMU SCEPTER 19TH CENTURY
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A WHITE JADE-INSET HONGMU RUYI SCEPTER
THE JADE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), THE HONGMU SCEPTER 19TH CENTURY
The hongmu scepter is inset with three jade plaques well carved in openwork: the largest depicts an exotic bird in flight against a ground of scrolling peony stems, the central plaque with a pair of butterflies in flight amidst melons and vines, and the smallest plaque with a mythical beast amidst lotus plants. The jade plaques are of warm white tone with some milky-white inclusions.
20 ¼ in. (51.4 cm.) long
THE JADE MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), THE HONGMU SCEPTER 19TH CENTURY
The hongmu scepter is inset with three jade plaques well carved in openwork: the largest depicts an exotic bird in flight against a ground of scrolling peony stems, the central plaque with a pair of butterflies in flight amidst melons and vines, and the smallest plaque with a mythical beast amidst lotus plants. The jade plaques are of warm white tone with some milky-white inclusions.
20 ¼ in. (51.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Patrick and Lynda Dunnigan Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Exhibited
Newport News, Virginia, The Peninsula Fine Arts Center, January-April 2002.
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