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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL-MOUNTED ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI
SCEPTRE, RUYI
Qianlong
Finely carved with a curved shaft leading to a ruyi head, decorated
in relief with wutong and pine trees, the head inset with a brightly-
enamelled circular cloisonné enamel panel containing peaches, bat,
double coins and a wan symbol, the lower panel containing further
peaches, the central rectangular section set with a pair of upright
plantain leaves.
41cm (16 1/8in) long.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

清乾隆 紫檀黃花梨嵌銅胎掐絲琺瑯如意

Ruyi sceptres of zitan and huanghuali wood inlaid with panels of
cloisonné enamel are rare. See, however, a zitan ruyi sceptre inlaid with
jade, illustrated in the Pictures of Ancient Playthings (Guwan tu), scroll
6, dated to 1728, in the British Museum and illustrated by J.Rawson
and E.Rawski, China: The Three Emperors, London, 2006, pp.252-
253, no.168.

See a related cloisonne enamel ruyi sceptre, 18th century, which was
sold at Christie’s London, 15 May 2015, lot 694.

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