Posted 2 months ago
DanAnderson
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Would like some knowlexge about this pice. It is bronze not sure if its chinese or japinese. The size is about 12 in tall and 10 in round . Beautiful origional finish and petina.
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well i don,t know much about this , so the comment is probably all sizzle , no steak , but lets give it a try
all Ruyi (literal meaning: 'as desired; as [you] wish') is an object that serves as a ceremonial scepter in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore. These scepters were traditionally presented as birthday gifts. Ruyi scepters are long, shaped in the stylized stalk of a lotus.
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well there are chinese classifications in symbols and emblems . like the eight ordinary symbols , emblems of the 8 immortals, eight buddhist symbols etc
IMO they used an emblem of the literati
well something strange is happening, the scepter is intertwined, that's strange (compare (emblems 8 immortals twin fish) it assumes a unity, which I don't recognize
it is ZHUZI DESIGN = bamboo handles and the rest might be florishing bamboo and leaf most of the time they appear 18 and 19 century
i can,t read the pinyin , and can,t see the bottomcan,t make sense out of it , it is not a reign mark , probably internal market
the bronze application looks like verdigris ( pimped copper acetate and copper carbonate
an other strange case is in photo 3 they use punctures in the bamboo handle actually we are discussing a mould and IMO there has not been made use of a device , looks a bit sloppy
well i am far from an expert in this , but it doesn,t looks like 18 or 19 century , but more like 20 century
well it is an nice design IMO , i am not so fond of the dominating marking , no sweat , you have done, well who i am i ,