COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M010F0020
Title:
Red sandalwood ru-yi scepter with decorations of the auspicious prunus and magpie motifs
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: 35.0 cm; Width(head): 10.2 cm; Height: 7.2 cm; Weight: 228.9g
Material:
Red sandalwood
Form:
Ru-yi scepter
Type:
Ru-yi scepters
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The elliptical head is chased with branches of a plum flower tree and a pair of magpies. The magpies symbolize happiness, and the plum flower tree represents the eyebrows because the Chinese character "plum" is phonetically the same as the Chinese character of eyebrows. Thus, the picture symbolizes a facial expression: joy rising above the eyebrows. The stem slightly curves like tree branch and is embossed with flowers, branches, and leaves. The tip is embossed with a lingzhi. The head and stem is mortised. The tip is attached with a pair of yellow tassels and a long decorative knot.
ImageV ID:
M010F0020AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications