Lot 36. A grey jade ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 35cm., 13¾in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the ruyi-shaped terminal carved in low-relief with a shou character roundel and scrolling clouds flanked by a pair of flying bats, carved with a scaly dragon coiling around the curved shaft, its forearm reaching forward for a flaming pearl above cresting waves, the stone of a greyish celadon tone; together with a green jade simulant ruyi sceptre.

Property from an English Private Collection.

Provenance: Jade simulant ruyi sceptre:
Collection of Earl Macartney, gifted by the Emperor of China (according to label).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 november 2015