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AN OPENWORK ALOESWOOD RUYI
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The sceptre is naturalistically carved in high relief and openwork
to imitate twisted lotus and sagittaria stems forming the elongated
S-shaped handle with a dragonfly and a snail resting on them and
terminated with an upturned blooming lotus flower, a bud, and a
seedpod as the ‘head’.
16 æ in. (42.5 cm.) long
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000
清 沉香雕連生貴子如意
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