California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Sept. 12, 2020  Sept. 12, 2020

 Lot # 8696 
A LARGE AGARWOOD NATURALISTICALLY CARVED RUYI SCEPTER    清中期 沉香木雕隨型如意


  • Dimension: Length: 14 7/8 in (38.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $5500

Qing Dynasty period. The scepter is naturalistically carved in high relief to depict a large 'lingzhi' fungus head, the shaft in the form of gnarled trailing branches, the carving with characteristic agarwood aroma.


此如意以沉香木隨形而雕,柄身呈彎曲樹幹,靈芝自枝幹間生長,蒼勁遒力,鮮活而有張力。首部為大靈芝如意頭,構思巧妙,形制天然,如此大料,非常難得。沉香自古以來即被列為眾香之首,其之名貴,被喻為植物中的鑽石。加之與身俱來的香氣,淡雅宜人,亦是工藝品最上乘的原材料。本件如意色澤凝練古樸,黝黑泛紅,包漿純熟。外形古雅,仿木材自然之形,蜿蜒曲折,清雅自然,整體造形優美,靈芝樹幹線條簡練利落,不可多得。 來源:紐約重要私人藏家收藏。類似藏品請參考紐約大都會博物館藏清中期白玉臥馬
Provenance: Property from an important collection, New York. For similar horse jade carving, refer to collection in Metropolitan Museum of Art