1146
A Carved Boxwood Ruyi Scepter
Length 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$400
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Length 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm.
Description
A Carved Boxwood Ruyi Scepter
黃楊木雕榴開百子如意
carved in high reticulated relief to show a profusion of gnarled fruiting and flowering branches amidst lingzhi sprigs emerging from a rootlike base and unraveling up the humpback shaft curving towards an inverted head of opposing pomegranate.
carved in high reticulated relief to show a profusion of gnarled fruiting and flowering branches amidst lingzhi sprigs emerging from a rootlike base and unraveling up the humpback shaft curving towards an inverted head of opposing pomegranate.
Length 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm.