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Jade Vase in the Shape
of a Horned Fish
Ming Dynasty
(A.D. 1368-1644)
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 9.55cm
Breadth: 4.26cm
In this piece the
lapidary has ingeniously
utilized the dark brown
part of the jade to accent
the horns, whiskers, spiny
fins, and tail of this carp-
like creature. A playful
little hornless dragon
seems to be hugging or
perhaps tickling its belly
while the massive fish
rears up on its tail, nostrils
flaring and eyes bulging
in anger and indignation.