• Dimension: Length: 13 3/4 in (35 cm)
• Estimate From: $1800
• Estimate To: $3200

The large ruyi-shaped head delicately carved in relief with an archaistic taotie mask, the arched shaft carved with a stylized shou character in relief, the end further decorated with a smaller ruyi-shaped motif. The stone is of slightly pale celadon white tone. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

Provenance: Property from an important Los Angeles private collection, acquired before 1990s.
此柄如意以整塊白玉雕琢而成，質地光潤，略帶皮色。所雕如意呈瑞芝狀，雲葉首，四周起如意雲紋邊框，首面隆起，正中心圓框開光雕饕餮紋、鳳鳥紋，用工極精，線條洗練順暢。柄身中部微隆，由上而下漸寬，柄身正面淺浮雕壽字紋，寓意福壽雙全。清代帝王喜好如意的風尚雖早已是不爭的事實，但從保存到今天仍基本維持原貌的部分清宮陳設不難發現，一般擺放在寶座一旁的如意多以玉石為主，顯見玉雕如意身價不凡的歷史意義。整器造型雍容端莊，曲線婉轉流暢，結構嚴謹有度，形制典雅，彰顯出至尊無上的皇家氣息。

來源: 洛杉磯重要私人藏家收藏，1990年前購入。