Caption

Fish-shaped paperweight; subject: fish; culture: Chinese; period: Qing (1644–1911), 19th century; material: paperweight (paperweight object) / decorative object; function: paperweight; decoration noted; dimensions: height 3.5 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 6.5 cm

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A41_009

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fish-shaped paperweight subject fish culture Chinese period Qing 1644–1911 19th century material paperweight paperweight object decorative object function decoration noted dimensions height 3.5 cm width 11.0 cm depth 6.5 cm small carved object resembling animal flowing ribbon- appendages sits smooth reflective surface showing soft mirror image beneath primarily pale cream areas translucent off-white light yellow subtle gray muted brown mottling across surface background uniform cool gray.