Object Details
- Label
- This ruyi scepter was presented to the Qianlong emperor (reigned 1736-96) in 1783. The word ruyi literally means "as you wish," and decorative scepters such as this symbolized good wishes. The head of this scepter is decorated with ornaments of turquoise: both bats and peaches are emblems of good fortune and immortality in Chinese lore.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Daoism in the Arts in China (December 16, 2006 to July 1, 2007)
- Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
- Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001)
- On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)
- Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)
- Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics and Paintings (November 14, 1944 to May 3, 1946)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)
- Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- Qianlong reign, 1736-1796
- Period
- Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign
- Accession Number
- F1937.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Ceremonial Object
- Medium
- Gold, turquoise, silk
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 24.4 x 6 x 4.3 cm (9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 11/16 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- inlay (process)
- metal
- gold
- Buddhism
- Daoism
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- Qianlong reign (1736 - 1796)
- bat
- peach
- China
- scepter
- Chinese Art
- wirework
- filigree
- Record ID
- fsg_F1937.45
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye372412e72-870a-4205-89db-e1f5bfe01c0d
