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A JADE-INSET WOOD ‘EIGHT AUSPICIOUS
EMBLEMS’ RUYI SCEPTER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the arched hongmu shaft inlaid with three white jade plaques,
the head carved in relief with a central shou character
surrounded by the beribboned san (parasol), yu ( sh), hua
(lotus), and guan (vase), the middle plaque with the gai (victory
banner), chang (endless knot), and luo (conch), the third
plaque carved with the lun (wheel), the end of the shaft pierced
and strung with a silk tassel suspended from an endless knot,
textile and wood stands, glass case (5)
Length 22¾ in., 57.8 cm

PROVENANCE

The Jade Shop, acquired prior to 1980.

Ⴚ$ 15,000-20,000

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167 PROPERTY FROM A CHICAGO PRIVATE COLLECTION

168 A ‘HUANGHUALI’ THREE-TIERED PICNIC
BOX AND COVER (TIHE)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BROOKS AND QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
DOROTHY COFIELD
of rectangular form comprising a shallow upper tray above
A ‘ZITAN’ RECTANGULAR TRAY three stacked trays, the cover secured with a long metal pin,
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY each tier with a beaded lip extending the circumference, all
supported on a stepped base set with a handle formed of a
a single panel surmounted by shallow, straight sides slightly humpbacked top rail and openwork spandrels on the sides,
indented on each long side, the base with a central eld panel, all detailed with a nely beaded margins, strap metal mounts
beaded edges with bracket corners reinforcing the base corners and handle
Length 13⅛ in., 34 cm Width 13¾ in., 35 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of a Tea Ceremony Master, Japan (by repute). PROVENANCE
Jadestone, Portland, Oregon.
$ 4,000-6,000 Evelyn’s Asian Antiques, San Francisco, acquired in the mid-
1980s.

Ⴚ$ 8,000-12,000

Evelyn’s Asian Antiques 1980

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