COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010F0009
Title:
Ru-yi scepter of painted enamel with decorations of the auspicious bat motif and the Shou character
Creation Date:
Qian-long reign, Qing Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1736
End Year Date:
A.D.1795
Dynasty:
67 Qian-long reign (A.D. 1736~1795)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 34.1 cm; Width(head): 8.6 cm; Height: 5.6 cm; Weight: 362.8g
Material:
Enamel
Form:
Ru-yi scepter
Type:
Ru-yi scepters
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The Ruyi is decorated with peaches and flowers in wuicai enamel on a yellow background. The Ruyi's head is cloud-styled, a commonly used shape on a Ruyi to imitate the shape of a fungus, lingzhi. The head is decorated with a blue character shou, which means long-life, held by five red bats in the center. On the back of the head, a blue horizontal inscription, "Made during the Qianlong reign," is written in kai-shu (or chancery script style). The stem becomes wider and pointed towards the tip. At the tip, both sides are painted with a large red bat. The tip is attached with a pair of blue tassels and two coral beads.
ImageV ID:
M010F0009AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications