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99 The Qing Court Collection includes several related jade ruyi sceptres
A ‘chicken-bone’ jade ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ ruyi carved with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, bajixiang, Qing Dynasty,
19th century illustrated in Zheng Xinmiao, ed., Compendium of Collections in the
The heavy sceptre formed with a lingzhi fungus-shaped head carved Palace Museum - Jade, Qing Dynasty, vol.8, Beijing, 2010, pls.64-
with a shou character surrounded by the parasol, the vase, the fish 65, and 78; this demonstrates the popularity in the Imperial Court
and the lotus flower, the boldly curving shaft with the victory banner, for jade ruyi in general and for this auspicious subject matter in
the endless knot and the conch, and the wheel of fire at the tip. particular. The colour of the jade was inspired by archaic jade and
42cm (16½in) long would have further represented the wish to emulate the morals of the
£8,000 - 12,000 earlier periods advocated by the Qianlong Emperor.
HK$100,000 - 150,000 CNY79,000 - 120,000
十九世紀 雞骨玉八吉祥壽字紋如意
Provenance: a European private collection, no.CAM 42
來源：歐洲私人收藏，編號CAM 42
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