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Chinese Enamel Bronze Figure of Guanyin Elephant
Located in Long Island City, NY
flowing robes and holding a ruyi scepter in her hand, she is sitting on an elephant. The figure is
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,200 / item
19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
decorated with intricate woodwork, littered with ruyi scepters for immortality and interlocking coins for
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Persimmon Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase with Children at Play, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
displays a group of young boys in a traditional garden, playing with lotus flowers, reed organs, and ruyi
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
symbols, including a ruyi scepter, a handscroll, and rhinoceros horns. The sides of the bowl are painted
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Folding Chinese Traveler
s Hat Rack, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
auspicious objects, including a halberd and a ruyi scepter.
When in use, two large hat stands pivot
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Hat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Panel Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ruyi scepter with tassels, a scroll, a lute, and a writing instrument. Surrounding this group, there
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles
Materials
Silk, Wood
Pair of Polychrome Bronze Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statues
Located in Somis, CA
Ruyi scepter, indicating her power of answering prayers and granting wishes. The deity who rides the
Category
20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Distressed Vintage Chinese Peking Rug with Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
perched. It is enclosed with a Ruyi scepter? and floral border flanked with an inner floral and butterfly
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Heavy Hand Carved Chinese Jade Ruyi
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a large, heavy and hand carved Chinese light green jade Ruyi. It is decorated at the top by
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Hand Carved Green Pine Color Jade Small Chinese Wise Man Sculpture/Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
is holding a Ruyi with his left arm. A Ruyi is a scepter in Chinese Buddhism. It symbolizes power and
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Late 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Mug
Located in Katonah, NY
, and is traditionally not marked.
*The ruyi symbolizes a wish granting scepter. Its meaning can be
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Pitchers
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Large Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
holding a flute, a fan, and a ruyi-head scepter. Vibrant colors with each having a Qing dynasty stamp on
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique East Turkestan Khotan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Eastern style of this elegant antique rug. The elaborate borders depict an elegant combination of scepter
Category
20th Century Turkestan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Jade and Zi Tan Wood Ruyi Scepter
Located in Somis, CA
color. A ruyi scepter was traditionally held by the Chinese empress to grant wishes.
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Red Lacquer Ruyi Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
a ruyi scepter, a symbol of prosperity and a traditional gift to newborn boys. The box is decorated
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Large Bronze Statue Kwan Yin on Koi Fish
Located in Somis, CA
ruyi scepter in the other, she is seated on a large koi fish above water waves. Kwan Yin is believed to
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Lapis Lazuli Happy Buddha Statue
Located in Somis, CA
Buddha holds a pearl in one hand and a Ruyi scepter in the other, both symbolize wealth and happiness
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Massive Amethyst Happy Buddha
Located in Somis, CA
a boy holding a Ruyi, scepter. The boy is also sitting on a tael of gold, called Yuan Bao, which is
Category
2010s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst
Japanese Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Monju Bosatsu on a Shishi
Located in Austin, TX
Ruyi scepter in the other. The sutra represents his knowledge and command of Buddhist law, while the
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Polychrome Painted and Gilt Porcelain Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
embellished with gilt ruyi scepter handles, each tall vase with scalloped rim, is decorated with hand painted
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Nephrite Jade Kwan Yin Statue in Alcove
Located in Somis, CA
, the Goddess of Great Compassion sitting within an alcove of a rock. Holding a ruyi scepter in her hand
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Located in Austin, TX
coiffure and secured by a large headdress with writhing qigong dragons.
Each holds a ruyi scepter in the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Natural Lapis Lazuli 8 lb Block with Carved Lions
Located in Somis, CA
flank a good fortune ball under a coin medallion and a silver tael, above a Ruyi scepter, symbolizing
Category
2010s Afghan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Nodding Ladies, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
scepter in the other. They ruyi literally translates to "as you wish", and is a symbol of authority and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Cast Bronze Suiban Ikebana Vessel, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
the other. The handles formed as reishi mushrooms, or perhaps stylized reishi form nyoi (ruyi
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
holding a flute and the other a ruyi-head scepter. Vibrant colors with each having a stamp on bottom from
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
flute, a fan, and a ruyi-head scepter. Vibrant colors with each having a Qing dynasty stamp on bottom
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Ruyi Sceptre / Scepter with Carved Pine Tree and Rats
Located in Newport, NH
Carved Chinese ruyi scepter with a pine tree and two rats.
Age: circa 1775-1799.
Size
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Jade Quan Yin with Rosewood Stand
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
highlights. The quan yin has a wonderful face and is holding a Ruyi/scepter. The hand carved rosewood double
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
Chinese Blanc-de-chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin
Located in Seattle, WA
; her hair elaborately coiffed, her left hand holding a ruyi scepter. The back with impressed square and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese enamel Ruyi sceptre. Qing Dynasty
Located in Vancouver, BC
), ruyi scepters became luxuriant symbols of political power that were regularly used in imperial
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Chinese Qing Dynasty Naturalistic Wooden Ruyi
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese Qing Dynasty ruyi, or ceremonial scepter, was made of Chen Xiang wood in a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures
19thc Large Chinese Famille Fu Lu Rose God Porcelain Statues
Located in Pasadena, CA
robe also holding a Ruyi Scepter.
Glazed porcelain and wonderful color pallet provide a great viewing
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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Ruyi Scepter For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ruyi scepter for your home. Each ruyi scepter for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and stone. If you’re shopping for a ruyi scepter, we have 20 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ruyi scepter — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each ruyi scepter bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Ruyi Scepter?
The average selling price for a ruyi scepter at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $476 on the low end and $11,500 for the highest priced.
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