Detail View: National Palace English: Red sandalwood ru-yi scepter, with medallions and shaft inlaid with jade and one hundred Shou(meaning longevity) characters respectively
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Work ID:
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M010F0005
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Title:
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Red sandalwood ru-yi scepter, with medallions and shaft inlaid with jade and one hundred Shou(meaning longevity) characters respectively
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Creation Date:
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Guang-xu reign, Qing Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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A.D.1875
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End Year Date:
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A.D.1908
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Dynasty:
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72 Guang-xu reign(A.D. 1875~1908)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Length: 53.4 cm; Width(head): 15.0 cm; Height: 10.1 cm; Weight: 771.4g
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Material:
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Red sandalwood
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Form:
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Ru-yi scepter
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Type:
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Ru-yi scepters
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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A Ruyi with three inlays and a stand made of sandalwood. The head, stem, and tip are each inlaid with a round white jade. The head jade is embossed with a picture: the immortal of longevity riding an immortal crane and holding a flat peach to make birthday wish to the people standing on the bower. The jade on the stem is embossed with another picture: a pine tree and a man by the name Dunfangsho stealing a peach, to symbolize a birthday wish. Legendarily, Dunfangsho has lived a long life because he has stolen and eaten the Goddess's flat peach. The jade on the tip is embossed with another picture: a combination of pomegranate and lingzhi. The inlay-stands are decorated with silver-gilt dragon pattern. The stem has silver inscriptions of the characters "hundred years to live." The back is not decorated, but glued a piece of yellow silk with writing that says, "The imperial son Taihe kneeled to enter and present." The tip is attached with a pair of yellow tassels and a long decorative knot.
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ImageV ID:
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M010F0005AS001
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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