JADE CARP HOLDING URN
Date1735 - 1795
CountryChina
MediumNephrite
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 x 12.1 x 1.9 cm (5 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/4")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. J. Herbert Millburn
Object number8700005B0
DescriptionA carp with the head of a dragon holds a smooth sided urn with cover in its pectoral fins. The urn has a free-carved ring suspended from each of its two handles. A rock formation supports the back of the carp. Swirling wave forms rise from the carp's taiil up onto the urn.On View
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