A celadon jade inlaid hardwood ruyi-sceptre, Late Qing dynasty | 晚清 硬木嵌青玉如意

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A celadon jade inlaid hardwood ruyi-sceptre

Late Qing dynasty

晚清 硬木嵌青玉如意

the ruyi-head and the shaft inset with reticulated plaques depicting egrets amidst a lotus pond, the end inset with a smaller oval plaque with two sinuous chilong prowling and grasping lingzhi in their jaws

Length 46 cm, 18 1/8 in.