Green jade Ruyi carved "Dragon", Qing Dynasty

A dark green jade ruyi, with an elegantly curved body and a wavy profile ending in a large, lobed lingzhi head. The surface is finely polished, revealing the jade's natural veins in multiple shades of green, with brown inclusions.

The ruyi's head features elaborate relief decoration depicting a four-clawed dragon, an imperial symbol of high rank, surrounded by auspicious clouds. It appears in a dynamic position, with a serpentine body, elaborately delineated scales, an upright head, and a half-open mouth, chasing a central flaming pearl. Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) or later.

Size: 43.6 x 6.8 x 12.8 cm

Weight: 1350 g