A VERY RARE CARVED REALGAR RUYI SCEPTER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE CARVED REALGAR RUYI SCEPTER 18TH/19TH CENTURY Composed of irregularly-shaped segments of variegated orange, brown and yellow-colored realgar over a metal core, the quatrefoil head carved in low relief with a central shou character surrounded by five inward-facing bats ( wufu ) reserved on a leiwen ground repeated on the sides of the scepter, the center of the curved shaft with a second raised quatrefoil panel with a shou character set in a beaded frame, the pierced end of the shaft in the form of a lingzhi -head with a bat and another shou character, the remaining portions of the shaft carved with a wan diaper which continues onto the reverse 16 in. (40.5 cm) long, box
A VERY RARE CARVED REALGAR RUYI SCEPTER
18TH/19TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE CARVED REALGAR RUYI SCEPTER 18TH/19TH CENTURY Composed of irregularly-shaped segments of variegated orange, brown and yellow-colored realgar over a metal core, the quatrefoil head carved in low relief with a central shou character surrounded by five inward-facing bats ( wufu ) reserved on a leiwen ground repeated on the sides of the scepter, the center of the curved shaft with a second raised quatrefoil panel with a shou character set in a beaded frame, the pierced end of the shaft in the form of a lingzhi -head with a bat and another shou character, the remaining portions of the shaft carved with a wan diaper which continues onto the reverse 16 in. (40.5 cm) long, box
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