Scepter (Ruyi)
maker
Unknown
Dateearly 18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumJade with silk tassels
Dimensions44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS15w13
eMuseum ID730118
EmbARK ObjectID11678
TMS Source ID865
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 102. (as Chinese, early 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 39-40, no. 16a. (as Chinese, early 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 39-40, no. 16a. (as Chinese, early 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the collector of antiquities A.D. Vorce, Jr. (d. 1894?), Philadelphia for about $245 on 22 May 1893.
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