Description
A BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTER, LATE QING
China, 19th century. The finely grained boxwood naturalistically carved and reticulated in the form of a gnarled lingzhi fungus, entwined with spiraling branches, a string with a red and a black tassel attached to the bottom. Fine, unctuous patina.
Provenance: From an old French private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and minor natural irregularities to the wood.
Weight: 102 g
Dimensions: Length 30.5 cm
Literature comparison: China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795, London, 2005, pp. 366-367, no. 273.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related ruyi scepter, slightly larger and the reverse carved with a poem, sold by Bonham’s New York in Chinese Works of Art on 14 March 2016, lot 8142, for USD $18,750
黃楊木如意,清末
中國,十九世紀。細密的黃楊木自然地雕刻成靈芝式,螺旋狀,底部附有紅色和黑色流甦的細繩。 細膩的包漿。
來源:法國私人老收藏.
品相:品相極好,老磨損和輕微天然木料不規則。
重量:102 克
尺寸:長 30.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較:一件相似如意,稍大些,上刻有詩句,2016年3月14日售于紐約邦翰思《中國工藝品》 拍號8142,成交價USD $18,750。