AN INSCRIBED BOXWOOD 'LINGZHI' RUYI SCEPTRE QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY |

naturalistically modelled in the form of a gnarled branch terminating into a large lingzhi head, the curved stalk with knots and burls, entwined with slender branches issuing smaller attendant fungus, accompanied with several inscriptions, including one dated to jiashen year and another signed Wang Fu