Lot 100
SPINACH-GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
£12,500
Description
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
Dimensions
38.5cm long
Footnote
Provenance: Private European collection; formerly in a private French collection, Southwest of France (see image)