long, flat piece of black jade with a hook on the left side rests on an ornately carved wooden stand

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As You Wish

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Ingrid & J. K. Lee Study Center, 409

A curved ceremonial scepter—known as ruyi, or “as you wish” in Chinese—invites viewers to open and explore the eight pull-out drawers in the Lee Study Center. Inside, fanciful immortals, mythic creatures, and vibrant colors await.

Selected images

<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/4350'><i>ruyi sceptre</i> from China</a>
<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/7624'><i>Jingasa (ceremonial military hat)</i> from Japan</a>
<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/3448'><i>mirror depicting Emperor Xuanzong’s Journey to the Moon</i> from Korea</a>
<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/12720'><i>covered box with dragon</i> from China</a>
<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/22252'><i>Dading Tongbao coin mirror</i> from China</a>
<a href='https://spencerartapps.ku.edu/collection-search#/object/4087'><i>plate</i> from China</a>

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