Scepter in the Shape of a Ruyi Fungus
A slender scepter carved from pale boxwood, its head shaped like a lingzhi fungus with a cluster of raised knobs and a small carved creature at the edge. The stem twists upward in an openwork S-curve, finished with scrolling cloud-like forms that catch the light.
Look closer: A small carved creature, possibly a bat or mythical beast, peeks from the edge of the head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- carved boxwood
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2360 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund