Copper gilded silk inlaid with emerald three inlays Ruyi

[Copper gilded jade inlay with three inlays Ruyi]

Copper gilded jade inlay with three inlays Ruyi, clear, 61 cm long, 15 cm wide, and 15 cm high
Ruyi is carved with bronze coins, the handle is carved with dark eight immortals, and the head, body and tail are inlaid with a piece of jade, carved with bamboo and pine patterns. The jade-inlaid base is surrounded by patterns such as “longevity” and butterfly. The yellow silk spike is knotted like the character “longevity”, and the upper and lower parts are tied with two strings with the character “ten thousand”. This Ruyi is exquisitely made. According to the Yellow Label, it was entered by Prince Gong
Three inlays of Ruyi is a new shape created during the Qianlong period. It was first seen in Ruyi made of bamboo and wood, and then became very popular. It expanded to materials other than bamboo and wood, and inlays are not only jade ornaments. Later, it produced two sets of Ruyi with only the head and tail and one set of Ruyi with only the handle