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AN EXCEPTIONAL AND FINE LARGE PAIR OF WHITE JADE RUYI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each sceptre is carved on the ruyi-head in low relief with a spray of nandina berries, a bat in flight to one side bearing a tasselled Wan emblem, the border with two chilong confronted on a Shou medallion, the shaft carved at the end with a bat suspending a loose ring. The stone is of an even greenish-white tone with a soft polish.
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 14-15 November 1983, lot 367
Details
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND FINE LARGE PAIR OF WHITE JADE RUYI
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each sceptre is carved on the ruyi-head in low relief with a spray of nandina berries, a bat in flight to one side bearing a tasselled Wan emblem, the border with two chilong confronted on a Shou medallion, the shaft carved at the end with a bat suspending a loose ring. The stone is of an even greenish-white tone with a soft polish.
15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 14-15 November 1983, lot 367
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