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Unknown — 清十八世紀 黃玉靈芝如意
Unknown

清十八世紀 黃玉靈芝如意

An 18th-century yellow jade ruyi scepter head featuring three lingzhi blooms, with the largest bloom rendered on a gnarled branch forming the shaft and issuing further lingzhi blooms. The warm yellow stone displays russet patches and comes with an original wood stand.

Medium
with the head depicted as three lingzhi blooms, the largest one rendered borne on a gently gnarled branch forming the shaft and issuing further lingzhi blooms, the warm yellow stone with russet patches, original wood stand

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Monochrome III

April 22, 2021

Estimate: $500,000$700,000

Lot 8

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Unknown, 清十八世紀 黃玉靈芝如意

An 18th-century yellow jade ruyi scepter head featuring three lingzhi blooms, with the largest bloom rendered on a gnarled branch forming the shaft and issuing further lingzhi blooms. The warm yellow stone displays russet patches and comes with an original wood stand.

Medium
with the head depicted as three lingzhi blooms, the largest one rendered borne on a gently gnarled branch forming the shaft and issuing further lingzhi blooms, the warm yellow stone with russet patches, original wood stand
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Yellow Jade, Jade, Lingzhi, Ruyi Scepter, Qing Dynasty, Chinese Art, 18th Century, Decorative Object

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art