£12,500
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
清 王杰敬書款 碧玉雕如意擺件
the curved sceptre with a characteristic ruyi-shaped head further detailed in relief with caparisoned elephant above stylised po-phase flower and below a wing-spreaded bat, the central rectangular panel decorated with three of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, including double fish, Dharmachakra, and canopy, the back finely incised with poem, signed 'Wang Jie', attached with a long yellow tassel at the end
Provenance: Private European collection; formerly in a private French collection, Southwest of France (see image)