Skip to main content
Amber Carving of Shou Lao with a Peach and a Ruyi Sceptre
Amber Carving of Shou Lao with a Peach and a Ruyi Sceptre
Amber Carving of Shou Lao with a Peach and a Ruyi Sceptre

Amber Carving of Shou Lao with a Peach and a Ruyi Sceptre

Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: amber
DimensionsOther: 9.3 × 5.6 × 3.3 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Kathleen E. Reif
Object number1998.042.039
DescriptionDepicting the male immortal with long beard holding a peach in his left hand and a ruyi sceptre in his right, incised on the reverse with stylized Shou characters, the amber of translucent orange-brown tone.
Status
Not on view