A spinach green jade ruyi sceptre


Late Qing DynastyWell carved with two peaches issuing from a sinuous branch, flanked by two branches of lingzhi at the end, the large lingzhi terminal accentuated with 'eyes' and 'brows', the latter formed by a flying bat, the pale green stone with white inclusions, black speckles and russet veins. 34.5cm (13 3/5in) long
|清末 碧玉福壽靈芝如意Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源： 瑞士私人收藏Compare with a related jade ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing, 2011, no.72. See also a spinach green jade ruyi sceptre, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2015, lot 696.