A sceptre of bowed ruyi form; the bottom of the shaft with a squared plaque carved with a bat and a beribboned pendant; the centre with a rectangular plaque with a vase containing prunus, peony and lotus, with a pair of small birds, a ruyi sceptre and a rhinoceros horn; and on the shaft between the Eight Buddhist Emblems, with geometric scrollwork below the head, a lobed oval panel depicting a crane among rocks, chrysanthemum and peony, its underside carved with sprays of peach, iris and lingzhi. The undersides of the other plaques carved with a peach tree with a bat, and a lotus spray; the surfaces between carved with swastika diaper. Attached to the bottom, a double tassel of orange silk with a woven knot.

Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III.