California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Jan. 20, 2024  Jan. 20, 2024

 Lot # 1082 
A CHINESE ALOESWOOD OR AGARWOOD RUYI SCEPTER    清中期 沉香靈芝紋如意


  • Dimension: Length: 15 7/8 in (40.5 cm) Width: 3 2/8 in (8.0 cm)
  • Estimate From: $10000
  • Estimate To: $15000

The rich caramel-colored aloeswood is naturalistically carved in high relief as a gnarled and twisting stem of lingzhi fungus, with large curled fungus forming the head at one end and various smaller fungus formations at the back. The wood is of characteristic aloeswood aroma. Qing Dynasty period.


Provenance: Property from a private collection, Orange, California. Acquired from a private collection in Laguna Beach, California.
來源:南加州橙縣私人收藏, 得於南加州拉古拉海灘私人收藏 可參考台北故宮藏清代宮廷沉香如意,文物圖檔編號:K1D001570N000000000PAB。 Refer to a Qing Dynasty agarwood ruyi scepter in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, museum number K1D001570N000000000PAB.