A cloisonné enameled metal inlaid hardwood ruyi scepter
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A cloisonné enameled metal inlaid hardwood ruyi scepter
The three nodes of the scepter with a busy yellow ground of lotus and vine motifs surrounding six of the eight emblems of the Eight Immortals (Zhongli Quan's fan omitted, He Xiangu's lotus replaced with a basket of peaches) inlaid within a hardwood spine amid further lotus and vine motifs incised in raised relief, reversed with a densely composed ground of repeating svastika; with large glass and wood case.
21in (53.5cm) length of scepter
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,500 - 2,300

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art

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