Auction sale reference

An Extremely Rare White Jade 'Dragon' Ruyi Sceptre With Imperial Poem Qing Dynasty, QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED TO THE GUISI YEAR (1773)

Sold for HK$18,580,000 at Sotheby's on Oct 7, 2010.

Lot description

AN EXTREMELY RARE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' RUYI SCEPTRE WITH IMPERIAL POEM QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, DATED TO THE GUISI YEAR (1773) the slender curved sceptre elegantly carved on the head with a sinuous dragon in relief, in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', above a shaft carved with an Imperial poem Yong Baiyu Yunlong Ruyi ('Song on a Cloud and Dragon Ruyi Sceptre'), dated to the guisi year of the Qianlong reign corresponding to 1773, followed by two seals, the stone of an even white tone with russet veins 37.5 cm., 14 3/4 in.

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