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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL-MOUNTED ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI SCEPTRE, RUYI Qianlong image 1

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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL-MOUNTED ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI SCEPTRE, RUYI
Qianlong

Fine Chinese Art: Including Imperial and Court Textiles Curated by Linda Wrigglesworth

2 November 2021, 13:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL-MOUNTED ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI SCEPTRE, RUYI

Qianlong
Finely carved with a curved shaft leading to a ruyi head, decorated in relief with wutong and pine trees, the head inset with a brightly-enamelled circular cloisonné enamel panel containing peaches, bat, double coins and a wan symbol, the lower panel containing further peaches, the central rectangular section set with a pair of upright plantain leaves. 41cm (16 1/8in) long.

Footnotes

清乾隆紫檀黃花梨嵌銅胎掐絲琺瑯如意

Ruyi sceptres of zitan and huanghuali wood inlaid with panels of cloisonné enamel are rare. See, however, a zitan ruyi sceptre inlaid with jade, illustrated in the Pictures of Ancient Playthings (Guwan tu), scroll 6, dated to 1728, in the British Museum and illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Rawski, China: The Three Emperors, London, 2006, pp.252-253, no.168.

See a related cloisonne enamel ruyi sceptre, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2015, lot 694.

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