• Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Length: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm) Width: 4 in (10.2 cm)
• Estimate From: $8000
• Estimate To: $12000

The ruyi-shaped terminal surmounted by a bat deftly worked in high relief with its wings outstretched, above a stylized 'Shou' character flanked by double gourds, the curved shaft inscribed with Imperial poem in regular script, its end decorated with a flying bat, the stone of an even pale celadon tone. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

Provenance: Property from a Nevada private collection
此柄如意以整塊白玉雕琢而成，質地光潤，略帶皮色。所雕如意呈瑞芝狀，雲葉首，四周起如意雲紋邊框，首面隆起，正中心圓框浮雕蝙蝠、葫蘆、壽字紋，寓意萬壽無疆，福壽雙全，表現了清代宮廷審美，圖必有意，意必吉祥的用意。如意曲柄光素，唯曲柄末端雕琢蝙蝠，用工極精，線條洗練順暢，為典型清代宮廷玉雕風格，蝙蝠下方有活環，穿系原裝老穗子。如意曲柄正面則題刻乾隆帝御制詩文。 來源: 內華達州私人藏家提供