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Lot 236
A carved boxwood ruyi sceptre Qing Dynasty, 18th century
4 December 2008, 12:00 HKT
Hong Kong, Six Pacific PlaceHK$40,000 - HK$60,000
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Find your local specialistA carved boxwood ruyi sceptre
Qing Dynasty, 18th century
Fashioned as a stem of lingzhi fungus, the handle carved with figures of the 'Three Stars of Fortune', Luxing and Fuxing supported on two small lingzhi sprigs sprouting from the back of the handle, while Shouxing rides a deer on a notch just above a resting crane, the wood a rich amber colour with lustrous finish. 32cm (12 1/2in) long.
Fashioned as a stem of lingzhi fungus, the handle carved with figures of the 'Three Stars of Fortune', Luxing and Fuxing supported on two small lingzhi sprigs sprouting from the back of the handle, while Shouxing rides a deer on a notch just above a resting crane, the wood a rich amber colour with lustrous finish. 32cm (12 1/2in) long.
Footnotes
清十八世紀 黃楊木雕靈芝三星如意
Provenance:
Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, London
For a boxwood ruyi sceptre in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see the Royal Academy of Arts Catalogue, China: The Three Emperors, London, 2005, pg. 369, no. 275.














