Jade ruyi scepter inlaid with gemstones for happiness and longevity, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1C001442N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Jade light blue with white mottling. The front is inlaid with ten colorful treasure flowers. A peach tree is embedded on the first side. The peach fruit (Longevity Peach) is carved from purple tourmaline. The trunk of the tree is brown tourmaline. The peach leaf is jasper. The longevity stone under the root is five colors, including goose yellow, red, ochre, blue (lapis lazuli), and turquoise. The space of the tree and stone is inlaid with a red coral bat, symbolizing “longevity and eternal health” (the stone symbolizes eternity). The handle is embedded with a bat (coral). There is a bamboo (also a jasper) under the narcissus (the flower is white jade, the leaf is jasper, and the root is tourmaline). The ganoderma lucidum carved with topaz, agate and tourmaline at the end of the handle embodies the wishes of the rich and noble immortals to live a long and healthy life. The back is carved with auspicious clouds and bats.
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