Pendant in the Form of a Fish

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Title	Pendant in the Form of a Fish
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	480-221 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G215

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Jade | Mottled yellow-grey jade with traces of red pigment

Size:

1 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in. (2.54 x 9.53 x 0.32 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

5th-3rd century B.C., Late Eastern Chou dynasty

Physical Description:

pendant in simplified fish profile; blunted lip, concave curved body, sloping tail; very small perforation at lower lip; incision to indicate fins and the most general features, both sides indentical; mottled grey translucent jade, partially calcified; traces of red pigment, almost identical with 50.46.254

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Accession Number:

50.46.255

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Pendant in the Form of a Fish

Artist Unknown (China)

480-221 B.C.