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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘LINGZHI AND LOTUS’ RUYI SCEPTER, MID-QING DYNASTY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘LINGZHI AND LOTUS’ RUYI SCEPTER, MID-QING DYNASTY

China, late 18th to mid-19th century. Finely carved in openwork with a lingzhi-form head issuing two smaller fungus heads and neatly carved in low relief with a lotus blossom and furled leaves, the gently arched handle is similarly carved in openwork and relief with lotus blooms borne on leafy vines above lingzhi on a gnarled stem near the base.

The semi-translucent stone is of a deep spinach-green tone with dark specks and veining.

Provenance: From a private collection in Sussex, England.
Condition: The head has been reattached; otherwise, it remains in good condition with signs of age, including minor wear, small nicks to the edges, and natural fissures in the stone, some of which may have developed into hairline cracks.

Weight: 262 g
Dimensions: Length 33.8 cm

The present scepter relates to one presented by the Qianlong Emperor to Sir George Staunton in 1793, now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sir George Staunton (1737-1801) was Minister Plenipotentiary to the 1792 Macartney Embassy to Beijing. The Staunton ruyi scepter is illustrated in “Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500 -1800” by Jackson and Jaffer, fig. 7.2, page 94. William Alexander accompanied Lord Macartney on the mission and his drawing of the Staunton scepter is illustrated in “Image of China: William Alexander” by Legouix, pl. 44, page 62. It is noted there that the scepter was one of three presented by the Emperor Qianlong. The other two were given to Lord Macartney, one for himself and the second for King George III. The drawing is in the collection of the British Museum, registration number 1865,0520.272.

Literature comparison:
For other similar examples, see Auspicious Ju-i Scepters of China, no. 17, p. 90, in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei; Kerr, Immortal Images: The Jade Collection of Margaret and Trammell Crow, p. 26; Keverne, Jade, fig. 127, p. 178; Nott, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages: A Review of its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore and Symbolism, pl. XLVI; and Palace Museum, Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol. 8, no. 73, p. 102.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 21 March 2015, lot 696
Price: USD 17,500 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A spinach-green jade ‘lingzhi’ ruyi scepter, late Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of carving, and color, with similar lingzhi decoration, albeit with double gourds in place of the lotus found on the present lot.

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