Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 293
A Chinese pale celadon jade ruyi sceptre 19th or 20th century
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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Description
A Chinese pale celadon jade ruyi sceptre 19th or 20th century, carved as a large lingzhi fungus with a bat, the shaft with a single crane perched in a pine tree, its branches extending onto the reverse, with bamboo and further fungi below, a silk tassel with an endless knot and green beads, contained in a fitted box, 41.2cm.
Provenance: purchased from Moon Gate, Singapore, 3rd July 1969, for
500.