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QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A GREYISH-WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The head of the sceptre is finely carved with a crane grasping an arrow in its beak in flight above a pavilion nestled amid billowing clouds, surmounted by a phoenix carved in openwork. The arched shaft is carved in high relief with a sinuous dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl. The stone is of an even pale greyish-white tone.
13 1⁄4 in. (33.8 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The head of the sceptre is finely carved with a crane grasping an arrow in its beak in flight above a pavilion nestled amid billowing clouds, surmounted by a phoenix carved in openwork. The arched shaft is carved in high relief with a sinuous dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl. The stone is of an even pale greyish-white tone.
13 1⁄4 in. (33.8 cm.) long
Provenance
A French family collection
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 320
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 320
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales