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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY TAPPER GOLDMAN 重要中४藝術暨高曼珍藏

Property from a West Coast Collection
1216
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTER
19TH CENTURY
15æ in. (39.5 cm.) long, glass display box, cloth box
$60,000-80,000

Ruyi means 'as one desires,' and is associated with expressions such as jixiang
ruyi, 'may all your good fortunes be fulfilled.' The ruyi-form head symbolizes
peace, prosperity and longevity. Ruyi scepters were known to have been
commissioned by Qing emperors either to commemorate birthdays or to be
bestowed as birthday gifts. Compare to a pair of scepters from The Florence and
Herbert Irving Collection with floral motifs sold at Christie’s New York, 21 May
2019, lot 1117.

美४西岸私́珍藏
清十̏ˠ紀 青白玉福壽雙Ո如意
(detail)

1214 (two views)

Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt)
1214
A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A
RECUMBENT BIRD
MING-QING DYNASTY, 15TH-18TH CENTURY
The figure is pierced through the belly for suspension.
2q in. (6.4 cm.) long
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) (1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.

Thomson Ḍૈ夫́ Judith Bullitt
珍藏
明 清 十̩至十Ջˠ紀 白玉鳥
Ϝ源
Thomson Ḍૈ夫́ Judith Bullitt
1939 2021
珍藏, 麻州劍橋

The Property of a Private Hawaii Collector
1215
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO AND A
DEER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
3º in. (8 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000
ૠ威夷私́珍藏
清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀 白玉壽老瑞鹿擺件
1215

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