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Boxwood ruyi sceptreProbably 17th century
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Boxwood ruyi sceptreProbably 17th century
Boxwood ruyi sceptreProbably 17th century
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Boxwood ruyi sceptreProbably 17th century
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Boxwood ruyi sceptreProbably 17th century
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BATEA : 994
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sceptre
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wood; boxwood; sceptre; ruyi; Ming; Qing; China; wish; symbol;
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see also 347, 1183
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A boxwood ruyi sceptre elegantly but simply carved with small ruyi heads sprouting from the main branch. There are four seal script characters carved on the reverse (probably to be translated as 'thousands of years of whatever you wish' frequently to be found on such sceptres).
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boxwood
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light brown
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25 cm
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probably 17th century
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late Ming /early Qing
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China
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