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

the arched hongmu shaft inlaid 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), 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.

The shaft of the scepter has a split near the head (approx. halfway through the girth of the shaft) and near the end at the base. The join of the shaft to the head has been consolidated and is slightly loose. The jade plaque at the head is slightly loose in its setting, and there are small chips to the wood settings around each jade plaque (the largest being around the third plaque). The jade has scattered minute nicks. Please note that this lot will require a CITES permit for export outside of the United States.
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