A carved red lacquer ruyi sceptre. Qianlong period (1736-1795) - image-1

Lot 696 Dα

A carved red lacquer ruyi sceptre. Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
08.06.2019, 13:00 - Chinese Art
Estimate: 15.000 € - 20.000 €
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A carved red lacquer ruyi sceptre. Qianlong period (1736-1795)

An elegantly curved red lacquer ruyi sceptre carved with the Eight Buddhist Elements (bajixiang): the ruyi head with baldachin, lotus flower, vase and twin-fish, the central reserve with the conch shell, endless knot and parasol, and the flaming wheel at the end. The three framed reserves separated by lotus flowers and tendrils and an archaic pattern below the ruyi head. The sides decorated with a meander pattern and the reverse with a continuous swastika pattern. Restored.
Length 41.8 cm

清乾陵 剔紅漆八吉祥紋如意
來源：德國柏林 A. + V. Staschke 私人收藏，1995年購於倫敦Guest & Gray 藝術商
柏林私人收藏

Provenance

Collection A. + V. Staschke, Berlin, acquired in 1995 from Guest & Gray, London
Private collection, Berlin