Scepter (Ruyi)
maker
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Datelate 18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumGilded and chased metal with lapis lazuli plaques
Dimensions51 cm (20 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15w14
eMuseum ID730105
EmbARK ObjectID11679
TMS Source ID866
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. 102-03. (as Chinese, late 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 13 (29 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as "judged to be" 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 39-41, no. 16b. (as Chinese, late 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 13 (29 Nov. 1964), p. 2. (as "judged to be" 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 39-41, no. 16b. (as Chinese, late 18th century)
MarksNotesSet in (the third lapis lazuli plaque): a lotus plant and a heron (a Chinese rebus meaning, May you cimb up in one journey over all honors)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by about 1919.
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