Lot Essay
A similarly-carved openwork ruyi sceptre was included in the Min Chiu Society Exhibition Selected Treasures of Chinese Art, Catalogue, p.450, no.215
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A MAGNIFICENT WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
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A MAGNIFICENT WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
QIANLONG
Carved in openwork with the 'Three Abundances', comprising a large peach forming the head, a finger citrus at the mid-section and a pomegranate on the ruyi terminal, the unusually meandering gnarled branch handle overgrown with lingzhi and leafy stems, the stone of translucent even tone
17 1/4in. (44.5cm.) long
QIANLONG
Carved in openwork with the 'Three Abundances', comprising a large peach forming the head, a finger citrus at the mid-section and a pomegranate on the ruyi terminal, the unusually meandering gnarled branch handle overgrown with lingzhi and leafy stems, the stone of translucent even tone
17 1/4in. (44.5cm.) long