Ceremonial object

235 artworks

Yazhang ceremonial scepter

China, 1600

Ceremonial staff

Xiaoxi You, 1640

Ceremonial staff

Charles Lang Freer, 1640

Ruyi scepter

China, 1736

Fu Axe Scepter

China, 1766

Axe Scepter

China, 1766

Disk (<em>bi</em>) with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid

Charles Lang Freer, 1790

Disk (<em>bi</em>) with raised uniform curls arranged in a grid

Xiaoxi You, 1790

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Charles Lang Freer, 1790

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Xiaoxi You, 1790

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Charles Lang Freer, 1800

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Xiaoxi You, 1800

Tusk

Edo, 1850

Dance Staff

Baule, 1875

Figural Staff

Baule, 1875

Linguist Staff with Rooster and Hen (Okyeame Poma)

Asante, 1900

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>), fragment reworked, with masks, dragon heads, and raised dragon elements

Lai Yuan & Company, 1900

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>), fragment reworked, with masks, dragon heads, and raised dragon elements

Charles Lang Freer, 1900

Ritual disk (<em>bi</em>)

Charles Lang Freer, 1910

Ritual disk (<em>bi</em>)

Jiantang Wang, 1910

Coronet (Orikògbòfóor Onigegemerin)

Yoruba, 1925

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Jiantang Wang, 2000

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Charles Lang Freer, 2000

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Wenqing Li, 2000