A WHITE JADE-INLAID WOOD RUYI SCEPTER QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

inset with three jade oval plaques carved in shallow relief with auspicious emblems, two deer in a landscape setting with lingzhi on the ruyi head, the mid-section with a crane beneath pine trees, and a peach tree with a further lingzhi on the base, pierced and strung with a silk tassel, wood and felt stand, glass case, wood box (6)

Acquired in Canada, circa 1988.

The three jade plaques are in overall good condition. All three plaques may have been restuck to the scepter, and there are cracks in the wood frame around each plaque. The base plaque is loose though still attached to the scepter.
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