A JADE-INSET WOOD 'EIGHT AUSPICIOUS EMBLEMS' RUYI SCEPTER QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

inlaid to the arched hongmu shaft with three white jade plaques, the head carved in relief with a central shou character surrounded by the beribboned san (Parasol), yu (Fish), hua (Lotus), and guan (Vase), the middle plaque with the gai (Victory Banner), chang (Endless Knot), and luo (Conch), and the third plaque carved with the lun (Wheel), the end of the shaft pierced and strung with a silk tassel suspended from an endless knot, textile and wood stands, glass case (5)

The Jade Shop, acquired prior to 1980.