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Chinese Dignitary, Polychrome Earthenware, circa 1900
Chinese Dignitary, Polychrome Earthenware, circa 1900

Chinese Dignitary, Polychrome Earthenware, circa 1900

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

costume with vivid colors, a longue black beard and a ruyi scepter in shape of lingzhi fungus, which is a

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Earthenware

"Autumn Offerings" 19th Century Chinese Painted Trunk
"Autumn Offerings" 19th Century Chinese Painted Trunk

"Autumn Offerings" 19th Century Chinese Painted Trunk

Located in Chicago, IL

Painting depicts autumn offerings, including chrysanthemums, scholars' rock, ruyi scepter (for

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

A Pair of Porcelain Famille Rose "Nodding" Court Ladies

A Pair of Porcelain Famille Rose "Nodding" Court Ladies

Located in Austin, TX

their hair in elaborate coiffures. Each holds a ruyi scepter in one hand, a handkerchief in the other

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Qing Dynasty Chinese Hand Carved Hardwood Guanyin Statue
Qing Dynasty Chinese Hand Carved Hardwood Guanyin Statue

Qing Dynasty Chinese Hand Carved Hardwood Guanyin Statue

Located in Astoria, NY

A beautiful and serene Chinese hand-carved, hardwood Guanyin statue or sculpture holding a ruyi

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880
19th Century Chinese Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880

19th Century Chinese Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880

By Tian Bao

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century extremely rare Chinese solid silver-gilt and blue enamel Ruyi scepter

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Chinese Famille Rose Soup Tureen with Children in Garden, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Rose Soup Tureen with Children in Garden, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Rose Soup Tureen with Children in Garden, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

playing with a different toy, including a kite, a reed organ, and a ruyi scepter, a symbol of masculinity.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880
19th Century Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880

19th Century Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Ruyi, Tian Bao, Beijing, circa 1880

By Tian Bao

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th century extremely rare Chinese solid silver-gilt and blue enamel Ruyi scepter

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Qilin Sideboard
Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Qilin Sideboard

Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Qilin Sideboard

Located in Chicago, IL

Qilin lion dogs. The women are holding pomegranates symbolizing fertility and ruyi scepters for good

Category

Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Tall Persimmon Orange Chinese Ginger Jar, c. 1900
Tall Persimmon Orange Chinese Ginger Jar, c. 1900

Tall Persimmon Orange Chinese Ginger Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

, and ruyi scepters. All of these motifs express wishes of prosperity and longevity to the intended

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900
Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900

Chinese New Year Painting, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

silk robe with imperial dragons, stands behind the family, clutching an elaborate ruyi scepter that the

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Round Chinese Persimmon Orange Jar, c. 1900
Round Chinese Persimmon Orange Jar, c. 1900

Round Chinese Persimmon Orange Jar, c. 1900

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 Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Enamel Bronze Figure of Guanyin Elephant
Chinese Enamel Bronze Figure of Guanyin Elephant

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

19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard
19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard

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
Persimmon Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase with Children at Play, c. 1920

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
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920

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
Folding Chinese Traveler's Hat Rack, c. 1850

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
Framed Antique Chinese Embroidery Panel Qing Dynasty

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
Pair of Polychrome Bronze Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statues

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
Distressed Vintage Chinese Peking Rug with Art Deco Style

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
Large Heavy Hand Carved Chinese Jade Ruyi

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
Hand Carved Green Pine Color Jade Small Chinese Wise Man Sculpture/Figurine

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
Late 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Mug

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
Set of Three Large Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures

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

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
Vintage Jade and Zi Tan Wood Ruyi Scepter

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
Chinese Red Lacquer Ruyi Box, circa 1900

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

Lapis Lazuli Happy Buddha Statue
Lapis Lazuli Happy Buddha Statue

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

Large Bronze Statue Kwan Yin on Koi Fish
Large Bronze Statue Kwan Yin on Koi Fish

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

Massive Amethyst Happy Buddha
Massive Amethyst Happy Buddha

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
Japanese Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Monju Bosatsu on a Shishi

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
Pair of Mid-Century Chinese Polychrome Painted and Gilt Porcelain Vases

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
Large Nephrite Jade Kwan Yin Statue in Alcove

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

Natural Lapis Lazuli 8 lb Block with Carved Lions
Natural Lapis Lazuli 8 lb Block with Carved Lions

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 Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Nodding Sculpture of Court Ladies

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

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Nodding Ladies, 19th Century
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Nodding Ladies, 19th Century

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
Japanese Cast Bronze Suiban Ikebana Vessel, Meiji Period, Japan

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
Set of Three Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures

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
Set of Three Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Figures

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

Chinese Jade Quan Yin with Rosewood Stand
Chinese Jade Quan Yin with Rosewood Stand

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
Chinese Blanc-de-chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin

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
Chinese enamel Ruyi sceptre. Qing Dynasty

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
Chinese Qing Dynasty Naturalistic Wooden Ruyi

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
19thc Large Chinese Famille Fu Lu Rose God Porcelain Statues

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.