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Ruyi Scepter
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ruyi Scepter

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
Date18th - 19th Century
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumWood, cinnabar lacquer
Dimensions15 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (38.1 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.61
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DescriptionThe long curved shaft well carved with a central panel enframing a crane soaring amid fruiting peach blossoms, between angular strapwork, foliate and soaring bat panels, the ruyi-head shaped terminal with Han Xiangzi and attendant floating on a log, the edges with keyfret, and the underside with a floret diaper.
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China
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
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China
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 15th-16th century
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China
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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Jerry Uelsmann
1987
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Kiki Smith
2015
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China
late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century
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China
18th-19th Century or later
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China
18th-19th Century
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China
18th - 19th Century or later