Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese white jade scroll weight, Qing dynasty, the semi-cylindrical body carved with branches of bamboo, with a phoenix resting on a branch amidst clumps of lingzhi fungus and a flying bat, inscribed with the characters referring to remote antiquity; length: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.); weight: 278g. The lingzhi fungus was an important medicine, talisman for luck, and symbolic of the virtues associated with a ruler. SOLD
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
