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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A WHITE JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The ruyi-shaped head of the sceptre is carved in low relief with a
taotie mask of conforming shape, surmounted by an openwork qilin
clambering over the tip of the sceptre. The shaft is carved in high-relief
with a further qilin and terminates in an archaistic scroll. The jade is of
an even pale tone.
14√ in. (38 cm.) long
£20,000-30,000 $27,000-39,000
€23,000-33,000
清 白玉螭龍饕餮紋如意
來源: 歐洲私人珍藏
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