• Dimension: Length: 13 6/8 in (34.9 cm) Width: 3 in (7.6 cm)
• Estimate From: $2500
• Estimate To: $3500

Each scepter with gilt silver head inlaid with leafy agate peach decoration, the slender handle carved in polished jadeite, the center and end protected with gilt bronze wrap, accompanied with a delicately carved zitan stand.

Provenance: Property from a private Dallas, Texas collection
來源: 德州達拉斯私人藏家收藏。此對如意造型流暢，以翡翠為主材，採用累絲、嵌寶等工藝，工藝複雜，精巧非凡。如意首為靈芝形，鎏金累絲而成，正面鑲嵌珊瑚壽桃圖案，寓意福壽吉祥，柄身為翡翠材質，翠色通透。如意尾以鎏金片包裹，鏨刻花卉祥雲紋。如意，又稱“握君”、“執友”或“談柄”，其形魏晉時既已出現。後逐漸演變為象徵吉祥的禮物或陳設品，明清時期尤其受到宮廷喜愛，帝王寶座、寢殿均可見各式如意，以示吉祥、順心。