Sceptre
Native Name:
Ju-i
Object Number:
C146
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Chinese
Provenience:
China
Period:
Qing Dynasty
Date Made:
Qing Dynasty
Early Date:
1644
Late Date:
1912
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Jade
Iconography:
Fungus
Description:
Ruyi, jade scepter. Gray and white jade, sacred fungus form of head, on rough branch, covered with small fungus.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Spink & Son
Other Number:
Bibliography:
[Book] Getz, John. 1916. Exhibition of Oriental Art. : Page/Fig./Plate: pg. 219, no. 122
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