Title: Scepter (ruyi) with gourds and vines
Object type: Scepter
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Ivory with pigment
Dimensions: W. 2 /38 in. (6 cm); L. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit line: Gift of Suzanne G. Valenstein, in memory of Murray A. Valenstein, 2014
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Vines