Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese boxwood ruyi sceptre, 19th/20th century, the body formed into a gnarled branch encircled by tendrils of vines and smaller fungi, terminating in a flat head of lingzhi fungus shape, Ruyi sceptres were a part of the scholar’s paraphernalia; scenes of scholar’s holding such sceptres were usually taken as a sign of authority, so a sceptre would most likely have been given as a mark of respect. In scenes depicting the scholar’s study the sceptre was often put in a brush pot or placed on a table.
Dimensions:
Length: 16 ½ in. (41.5 cm.)
Condition:
Good
Notes:
Ruyi sceptres were a part of the scholar’s paraphernalia; scenes of scholar’s holding such sceptres were usually taken as a sign of authority, so a sceptre would most likely have been given as a mark of respect. In scenes depicting the scholar’s study the sceptre was often put in a brush pot or placed on a table.
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