659. Unusual Chinese Bamboo Veneer Ruyi
Unusual Chinese Bamboo Veneer Ruyi
竹黄福寿如意
The ruyi-shaped head finely decorated in low relief with lotus flower and leaves. The panel in the centre of the arched shaft dipcting with a branch of finger citron, and the ruyi-shaped middle branch decorated with a fruiting pomegranate, and a peach at the bottom. It depicts one of the most famous groupings in Chinese art, a citron, a peach and a pomegranate also known as the Three Abundances. There are four Chinese characters “ji xiang ru yi” at the back and bat at the bottom, symbolizing auspiciousness.
这柄如意其身纤薄轻盈,线条弯曲巧致,如意的曲线之美,在精美绝伦的设计下完全透现。此如意以福寿为题,寓意吉祥,颇具宫廷风格。
如意形头部饰有精美的浅浮雕莲花和树叶。拱轴中央面板饰一枝佛手,中间如意形枝饰一结果石榴,底有一桃。 它描绘了中国艺术中最著名的组合之一:香橼、桃子和石榴,也被称为“福寿三多”。 背面有“吉祥如意”四个汉字,底部有蝙蝠浮雕。