COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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Work ID:
M010F0021
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M010F0021
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Title:
Pair of ch'ieh-nan wood ru-yi scepters, inscribed with the character His(meaning double happiness)
title_e
Pair of ch'ieh-nan wood ru-yi scepters, inscribed with the character His(meaning double happiness)
Title
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Creation Date:
Qing Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
Creation Date
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Start Year Date:
A.D.1644
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A.D.1644
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
A.D.1911
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A.D.1911
End Year Date
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Dynasty:
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
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63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
Dynasty
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Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
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Measurements:
Length: 19.2 cm; Width(head): 5.3 cm; Height: 3.8 cm; Weight: 40.2~43.5g
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Length: 19.2 cm; Width(head): 5.3 cm; Height: 3.8 cm; Weight: 40.2~43.5g
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Material:
Wood
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Wood
Material
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Form:
Ru-yi scepter
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Ru-yi scepter
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Type:
Ru-yi scepters
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Ru-yi scepters
Type
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
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Description:
A Ruyi with two inlays. The cloud-styled head is embossed with five bats holding the character Shou (which means longevity) in the middle. The stem's center bulges and is elliptical embossed with the two fish and the Swastika, (pronounced "wan" in Chinese), a mystical Buddhist emblem that means good fortune and virtue found often in the Buddhist Classics. The tip is trapezoidal and is engraved with the character xi, which means double happiness. The head and stem is mortised. The back is blank. The tip is attached with a pair of yellow tassels and a decorative knot.
description_e
A Ruyi with two inlays. The cloud-styled head is embossed with five bats holding the character Shou (which means longevity) in the middle. The stem's center bulges and is elliptical embossed with the two fish and the Swastika, (pronounced "wan" in Chinese), a mystical Buddhist emblem that means good fortune and virtue found often in the Buddhist Classics. The tip is trapezoidal and is engraved with the character xi, which means double happiness. The head and stem is mortised. The back is blank. The tip is attached with a pair of yellow tassels and a decorative knot.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M010F0021AS001
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M010F0021AS001
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
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