Ruyi scepter with poem composed by the Qianlong Emperor mid-18th century China This scepter was fashioned from bamboo veneer, a special technique where the exterior layer of a bamboo stalk is used to create a soft and smooth appearance resembling boxwood. Such works were popular in the imperial workshop because of their appeal to the Qianlong Emperor. The back of this scepter was incised with a poem composed by the emperor in appreciation of the bamboo scepter as an ideal literati object: “[The bamboo scepter] loves to stay where only witty conversation takes place, and feels like meeting rea
Ruyi scepter with poem composed by the Qianlong Emperor mid-18th century China This scepter was fashioned from bamboo veneer, a special technique where the exterior layer of a bamboo stalk is used to create a soft and smooth appearance resembling boxwood. Such works were popular in the imperial workshop because of their appeal to the Qianlong Emperor. The back of this scepter was incised with a poem composed by the emperor in appreciation of the bamboo scepter as an ideal literati object: “[The bamboo scepter] loves to stay where only witty conversation takes place, and feels like meeting real gentlemen.”. Ruyi scepter with poem composed by the Qianlong Emperor. China. mid-18th century. Bamboo veneer, silk. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Woodwork
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