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A JADE AND SILVER WIRE-INLAID RUYI SCEPTER REPUBLICAN PERIOD
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- jade
the head, middle and end sections inlaid with reticulated jade plaques carved with lotus and birds, the curved stem inlaid with silver wire to form archaistic scrolls, the back with a seal mark reading Tongyin Shanguan jianzhi (made under the supervision of the Paulownia Shade Mountain Hall), presentation case and stand (3)
Provenance
Collection of George Romero, Portland, Oregon, circa 1990.
Catalogue Note
The Tongyin Shanguan was a silver inlaying workshop established in Shandong Province during the early Republican period. It specialized in inlaying wood pieces with archaistic designs. They later opened branches in Jinan, Nanjing and Beijing.