Lot 186
LARGE CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE 'LONGEVITY' RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 和田白玉雕長壽大如意
the ruyi head finely carved in low relief with a stylised shou longevity character in the centre, surrounded by a fish, treasure vase and lotus around, the arched handle carved on the raised part with a panchang entwined with ribbons and suspending with twin fish, whilst the round end carved with ruyi-head clouds flanked by key-fret motif, the tip pierced for attachment of a silk cord, the stone with even opaque white with yellowish celadon hue
Dimensions
33.2cm long
Provenance
Private collection, London
倫敦私人收藏
Footnote
A closely comparable large jade ruyi sceptre, similarly carved with shou longevity character, was in the Qing Court collection and now in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum no. Gu Yu 故玉001438N.
一件極為相似的大玉如意，同樣雕刻有「壽」字，曾屬清宮舊藏，現藏於台北國立故宮博物院，館藏編號：故玉001438N