Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 58
TWO CHINESE JADE RUYI SCEPTRES LATE QING DYNASTY One carved in shallow relief with lotus flowers...
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1000
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Description
TWO CHINESE JADE RUYI SCEPTRES
LATE QING DYNASTY
One carved in shallow relief with lotus flowers and leaves, the stone mottled spinach-green and cream, the other celadon jade, naturalistically carved with bamboo and lingzhi fungus to the shaft and head, each with a brightly-coloured silk tassel, 39.5cm. (2)
Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal. Purchased in the 1960s and '70s.