Sentences with phrase «ceremonial scepter»

Over the past two years, Ai Weiwei has been developing a new permanent project for Château La Coste, entitled Ruyi Path after the ceremonial scepter that symbolizes power and good fortune in Chinese history.
According to our highly credible Wikipedia search, a Ruyi is a «curved decorative object that is a ceremonial scepter in Chinese.»

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Other ritual objects include the exquisitely detailed Taino scepters, in stark contrast to the smooth, abstracted forms of the Chinese ax blades, which appear to be tools but in fact had ceremonial significance.
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