Ruyi-shaped Sceptre, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800

Title(s)

Ruyi-shaped Sceptre

Object type

• scepters

Object number

AK-RAK-1987-1

Description

Scepter, panelen in verguld repoussé, gedecoreerd met meervallen.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

China

Dating

c. 1700 - c. 1800

School / style

Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795)

Physical features

cloisonné enamel, partly gilded

Material

• gilding (material)

Technique

cloisonné / gild

Measurements

height 44.5 cm × width 10.5 cm × depth 7.5 cm × length c. 95 cm

Credit line

• R. Cormane Bequest

Acquisition

bequest 1987

Copyright

Public domain

• Cloisonné : Chinese enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, Béatrice Quette, Terese Tse Bartholomew, p. 159, 167
• Aziatische kunst, cat.nr. 60
• Asian art, cat.nr. 60
• Keuze uit de aanwinsten, p. 33, afb. 12
• C. Chu (red.), Auspicious Emblems : Chinese Cultural Treasures - 45th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong (Museum of Art) 2006, p. 359.