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A BAMBOO SCEPTER A BAMBOO SCEPTER
Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 17th-18th century China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644),
17th century
The golden-hued, twisting bamboo rhizome, its head formed from The scepter formed from a natural bamboo rhizome with a rich
a series of 180-degree bends, pierced with a copper-alloy eyelet to golden-brown patina, the twisted end resembling a lingzhi fungus
hold a cord With a double Japanese wooden tomobako storage box, the exterior
With a Japanese wooden storage box of the outer lid inscribed Take nyoi 竹如意 (Bamboo scepter), the
15 3/4in (40cm) long interior of the inner box lid inscribed 唯我独尊庵什宝竹如意者形状奇
古頗極造化之妙所謂人工不及天工者信然 (The form of this bamboo
US$6,000 - 8,000 scepter, a treasure of the Yuigadokuson-an [a hermitage named for
the first words of Shakyamuni Buddha after he was born from his
mother’s side], is an extremely wondrous curiosity of nature such
as the hand of man could surely never achieve), dated Kanoe-tatsu
chūshū ato ichinichi 庚辰中秋後一日 (The second day of the eighth
month of 1880) and signed Tessai Kissō Yarō 銕哉喆叟耶老 (Lucky
old man Tessai)
12 1/2in (31.8cm) long
US$20,000 - 30,000
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