This piece is decorated with carved patterns of the 'Eight Taoist Emblems' motif. The head, in the shape of a Lingzhi fungus, turns upwards. The surface is carved with a flower basket and peaches and some of the Eight Taoist Emblems including the sword, the flute, the bamboo tube and rods (a kind of drum). The upper part and the lower part of the handle are decorated with carved patterns of peach and lotus. The middle section of the handle is enhanced with a rectangular band, carved with castanets and a fan; the handle ends with a rectangular terminal carved with a gourd. The ground is decorated with incised repeating flower pattern or swastika enclosed with squares. The back of the sceptre is filled with repeating swastika patterns.