Title

Jade mythological animal, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Jade mythological animal, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644. A mythological animal with one horn sitting with curled spine. The animal's long tail is engraved with fur markings and held against its haunches. The head is held up with cornucopia ears and turned to one side with open mouth and snarling expression. The pale green stone has traces of the rich brown skin of the pebble on its back.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1550

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B73_028

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (358,2Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2834 x 2216 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal arts carving country China art Chinese green color colour carved ming location century artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty mythology artifact 17th century mythical creature 16th century sixteenth century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art mythical beast object Unknown jade jade object