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Used as a display item, this scepter takes the shape of a fungus known as a ruyi, a rebus for "as your wish."
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清中期 象牙福祿綿延如意
Title: Scepter (ruyi) with gourds and vines
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Ivory with pigment
Dimensions: W. 2 /38 in. (6 cm); L. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit Line: Gift of Suzanne G. Valenstein, in memory of Murray A. Valenstein, 2014
Object Number: 2014.202
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