A red lacquered and partly gilded wood ruyi sceptre. 19th century - image-1

Lot 307 Dα

A red lacquered and partly gilded wood ruyi sceptre. 19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

A red lacquered and partly gilded wood ruyi sceptre. 19th century

Carved in shape of a lingzhi, dispaying on its thick shaft the Star Gods Fu Lu and Shou and two servants with fans standing on a smaller lingzhi rising from the base of the sceptre.
Length 27.8 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr. Klaus and Murielle Zeidler, Baden-Baden, acquired at C.Y. Tse Antiques and Collectibles, Hong Kong, in April 1986 (according to the consigner)