California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Sept. 12, 2020  Sept. 12, 2020

 Lot # 8695 
A CELADON JADE RUYI SCEPTER WITH HARDWOOD BOX    清 青白玉太平有像如意 配硬木雕原盒


  • Dimension: Length: 13 in (33.0 cm) Width: 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm)
  • Estimate From: $8000
  • Estimate To: $12000

The head carved in relief to depict elephant supporting vase, the handle stylized auspicious characters, accompanied with delicately carved hardwood box.


此柄如意以整塊青白玉雕琢而成,質地光潤,器身呈靈芝式,雲葉首,柄身中部隆起,自上而下漸寬,曲線優美。正面浮雕太平有象紋飾,吉祥圖案常畫像馱寶瓶,瓶中還插有花卉作裝飾。“太平有像”也叫“太平景象”、“喜像昇平”,藉以形容河清海晏、民康物阜。而此大象圍以雲氣刻於如意結頭之上,又借《易經》“變化雲為吉事有祥”之句,取吉祥如意以象徵。如意執柄分段作“壽字紋”“蟠桃紋”,刻工精巧細緻,予人富麗雅緻之感。配硬木福壽紋盒。