Keywords: Chinese - Scepter ("Ju-i") - Walters 42299.jpg Consists of three plaques at center and ends; largest has a dragon among cloud scrolls at opposite end there is a kylin among cloud scrolls in the center there is a phoenix and flying bird among flowers and rocks Plaques are mounted in metal gilt elaborately carved with blossoming plums and Buddhist emblems Silk tassel with silk-covered balls of jade and coral and a pendant carved as a bat Silk-covered paste-board base century 19 jade metal silk in 22 5 accession number 42 299 36653 Chamot Sale American Art Gallery 1907 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1907 place of origin China Walters Art Museum license Art of China in the Walters Art Museum Ruyi |