Title

Jade carp turning into dragon pebble, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Jade carp turning into dragon pebble, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644. A large pale green and brown jade pebble in the form of a carp in the process of changing into a dragon issuing from multiple whirlpool waves leaping up around. There is also a kui dragon amid clouds near the head and a pearl in a shell amid the decoration.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1550

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B74_165

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,4Mb (600,4Kb) / 7,6in x 9,4in / 2270 x 2830 (300dpi)

Keywords

vertical fish Asian Asia ORIENTAL stone arts country pebble sculpture China art Chinese continent color colour dragon carved ming location century artefact dynasty Ming Dynasty concept mythology artifact transformation 17th century carp aquatic life mythical creature 16th century sixteenth century seventeenth century Museum of East Asian Art mythical beast object Unknown jade jade object