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A WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG – JIAQING PERIOD
清乾隆至嘉慶 白玉福壽長青如意
the ruyi-shaped terminal finely worked in low relief with a
scene depicting two bats soaring above two lingzhi blooms
and a narcissus flower, all rendered surrounded by lush
foliage, further decorated with a beribboned musical chime
(qing), the centre of the elongated curved shaft worked with a
cluster of Chinese evergreen berries borne on a gnarled leafy
stem, above further lingzhi blooms at the end of the shaft, the
stone of a white colour
41.8 cm, 16⅜ in.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,400-51,500
