Title: Ceremonial Staff
Object type: Staff
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Lacquered wood with steel and gilt-iron fittings
Dimensions: L. 44 3/4 in. (113.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1986
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY