Scepter
C62
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Ruyi |
| Object Number | C62 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Daoist |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silver | Jade | Silk | Enamel |
| Technique | Carved | Filigree | Enameled | Braided |
| Iconography | Fungus | Dragon | Lion | Qilin | Bamboo | Eight Daoist Immortal Symbols |
| Description | Ruyi (如意) jade scepter. Jade. Filigree. Three jade plaques set in silver filigree. Head piece in form of sacred fungus, carved with a dragon, center has two fu-lions and bamboo, end plaque carved with design of qilin. Ornamened with enamel Daoist emblems on filigree. Has braided silk cord and tassel. |
| Length | 65 cm |
| Width | 17.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from E. A. Khouri, 1913 |
| Other Number | Getz 121 - Other Number | 17 - Field No SF | A1432 - Old Museum Number |
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