COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010F0004
Title:
Bamboo ru-yi scepter with jade inlays
Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 23.8 cm; Width(head): 5.0 cm; Height: 3.8 cm
Material:
Bamboo
Form:
Ru-yi scepter
Type:
Ru-yi scepters
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
A Ruyi with two inlays. The head is elliptical in shape formed by coiled thread-thin bamboo shoots. On it, a white slab of jade carved with two goats is inlaid. On the backside of the head is decorated with a dragon. The stem bulges in the middle and becomes wider at the tip. The stem is also formed by thread-thin bamboo shoots arranging in straight line. The tip is inlaid with a white jade whose shape approximates a square fan and carved with the pon pattern.
ImageV ID:
M010F0004AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications