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Ruyi scepter

Ruyi scepter

1700–1799

Medium: Nephrite, white jade with fungus head of rust-colored tourmaline-rubellite from the Shan Mountain--a much-prized stone called by Chinese "ox-eye"
Dimensions: L. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Genre: jade
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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