漫话沈阳故宫如意

“如意”原属佛教词汇，译自印度梵语“阿娜律”，是一种柄端作心形的手柄。佛教法师讲经时经常手持如意，将经文记在上面，以免遗忘。也有说如意就是古代人一种搔痒工具，尤如今天的“痒痒挠”，我们东北人所说的“老头乐”。后来因为如意寓意吉祥，造型讨巧可爱，实用功能退化，逐渐向纯粹的陈设珍玩和礼赠饰物演化。

Ruyi of Shenyang Palace Museum

The paper depicted some kinds of Ruyi (means auspiciousness in China) collected at Shenyang ( a city in the Northeast of China) Palace Museum. Some of these Ruyi were tributes from all ranks of officials, and some were made by craftsmen of Inner Palace. There ruyi were made of jade, bamboo, enamel etc.