March 12, 2019 10:00 EST
Asian Arts
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A Chinese carved pale celadon jade ruyi scepter
Qianlong period
The head carved with "rice grains" and descending bat with "Wan", the shaft similarly carved and with cloud scrolls and bats, cleverly incorporating fissures to the stone.
L: 14 1/2 in., 36.8cm
Provenance: Francis Edward Searles (1841-1920)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Sold for $68,750
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
The head carved with "rice grains" and descending bat with "Wan", the shaft similarly carved and with cloud scrolls and bats, cleverly incorporating fissures to the stone.
Provenance: Francis Edward Searles (1841-1920)
Thence by descent to the present owner
