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- Title: Ruyi scepter
- Date Created: 18th century
- Physical Dimensions: L. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- Type: Ruyi scepter
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/43958
- Medium: Nephrite, white jade with fungus head of rust-colored tourmaline-rubellite from the Shan Mountain--a much-prized stone called by Chinese "ox-eye"
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Culture: China
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