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A cloisonné and hardwood box with cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
385 - 577 EUR
443 - 664 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
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A cloisonné and hardwood box with cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century.
A ruyishaped box with cloisonné, partly gilded. Length 16 cm.
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Literature
Ruyi (Chinese: 如意; lit. 'as desired; as [you] wish') is a Chinese curved decorative object that serves as either a ceremonial scepter in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. The "ruyi" image frequently appears as a motif in Asian art.
A traditional ruyi has a long S-shaped handle and a head fashioned like a fist, cloud, or lingzhi mushroom. Ruyi are constructed from diverse materials. For example, the Palace Museum in Beijing has nearly 3,000 ruyi variously made of gold, silver, iron, bamboo, wood, ivory, coral, rhinoceros horn, lacquer, crystal, jade, and precious gems.