Product Description

NATURAL GREY/WHITE JADE CEREMONIAL RUYI SCEPTER STATUE SCULPTURE.

SIZE: 19 CMS LONG, 3.5 CMS WIDE, 1.5 CMS HIGH.

WHAT IS RU YI :
RUYI, IN CHINESE WORDING MEANS HAVE ONE’S WISH FULFILLED, A RUYI IS A HEAD LIKE A SHRED OF CLOUD AND A LONG BODY OR HANDLE IN THE SHAPE OF A FLAT “S” WITH QUITE METICULOUS WORKMANSHIP, IT IS CARVED WITH PATTERNS IN INCISION, LOW-RELIEF OR OPENWORK. IT IS BELIEVED THAT ORIGINALLY, THE RU YI WAS A SHORT SWORD MADE FROM IRON AND USED BY ANCIENT CHINESE PEOPLE FOR SELF-DEFENCE. GRADUALLY, IT BECAME A SYMBOL OF VALUABLE GIFT OR PRESENT TO SIGNIFY “GOOD WISHES” TO THE RECIPIENT. SOME CLAIMED IT WAS USED AS A POINTER OF DIRECTIONS AND OTHERS SAID IT GUARDS AGAINST ANYTHING UNEXPECTED. TRADITIONALLY IT IS AN ORNAMENTAL THAT WAS USED FOR SCRATCHING THE BACK BY THE IMPERIAL FAMILIES.

THE SHAPE WAS DERIVED FROM LOTUS AND SOME EVEN CLAIMED IT WAS DERIVED FROM LING TZI, A SPECIAL CURATIVE FUNGUS THAT CURES A THOUSAND DISEASES. THE HEAD OF THE RU YI IS ALSO A STRONG RESEMBLANCE OF A BAT, WHICH BRINGS FORTUNE AND GOOD LUCK TO THE OWNER. IT MAY BE MADE OF ANY OF A WIDE RANGE OF VALUABLE MATERIALS: GOLD, JADE, JADEITE, CRYSTAL, AGATE, CORAL, AGOLLOCH EAGLEWOOD, BAMBOO BONE, AND WHAT NOT. RU YI SYMBOLISES AUTHORITY AND POWER IN THE ANCIENT CHINESE IMPERIAL COURTS AND ROYAL ASSEMBLIES. THE RU YI WAS LATER BEING REGARDED AS THE SCEPTER FOR IMPERIAL COURTS AND OFFICES USED BY HIGH RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING EMPRESSES.

MEANINGS:
SMOOTHNESS IN ENDEAVOURS AND ENHANCED LUCK IN UNDERTAKINGS. RU YI IS ALSO A POTENT SYMBOL CARRIED BY THE TUA PEH KONG, LAUGHING BUDDHA AND ONE OF THE FUK LUK SAU (3 STAR GODS) AND MANY OTHER DEITIES FOR BLESSINGS. THE SYMBOL IS MOST SUITABLY USED TO BRING ONE’S CAREER TO GREATER HEIGHTS AND RAISE THE BAR FOR AUTHORITY. THE ITEM CAN BE DISPLAYED TO ENSURE, WE HAVE GOT ENOUGH CONTROL OVER OUR SUBORDINATES AT WORK AND INCREASE OUR INFLUENTIAL POWER AMONG THEM. THE RU YI CAN ALSO PROTECT YOU FROM EVIL, HARMFUL PEOPLE AND MISFORTUNE.