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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF RUYI SCEPTERS
637
A JADE MOUNTED WOOD RUYI SCEPTER
The scepter head, midpoint, and tail mounted with convex jade
plaques of similarly carved scenes of riverscapes in relief, the stone a
637 mottled grey-green hue; the curved wood shaft with silver inlay of bats
flying amidst scrolling clouds; with knotted tassel.
21 1/2in (54.6cm) length of scepter
$3,500 - 5,000

638
A CARVED JADE RUYI SCEPTER
Late 18th/early 19th century
The curved stave of convex section incised in raised-raised relief motifs
of a mountainous landscape, the head displaying a motif of immortals
in a rocky garden setting; the stone white hue with icy inclusions and
russet; suspending a knotted silk tassel.
15 1/2in (39.4cm) length of scepter exclusive of tassel
638
$5,000 - 7,000

639
TWO RUYI SCEPTERS, ONE WITH PEKING GLASS OVERLAY
AND ONE ARCHAISTIC JADE
The first scepter with head, midpoint, and tail supporting overlaid
Peking glass displaying an immortal, lotus sprays, and a bat
respectively, the wood shaft carved with bats suspending tasseled
639 medallions; the second curved, the head and shaft carved with
sinuous chilong in relief and terminating in a dragon head; the stone a
mottled deep green.
15in (38.1cm) length of first (2).

$1,500 - 2,500

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