Ruyi (Joo-i) (detail of Dragon Embroidery) Qing Dynasty. Size: 5 x 4 cm. 
Commonly associated meanings
		
	- "As you wish" 
	
 - Shape from Lingzi mushroom of immortality 
	
 - [Originally 13th-century blunt sword -- used to guard against the unexpected] 
  
		
Thanks to Faye Yee for her assistance 
  
  
 
 
 
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