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Twin-Fish Group
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Twin-Fish Group

Maker China
Date18th Century
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumWhite jade
Dimensions1 1/8 x 3 x 2 9/16 in. (2.9 x 7.6 x 6.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.31
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DescriptionNaturalistically and finely carved as a pair of catfish coiled end to end, each with round eyes and long whiskers, above spiraling and swirling waves, the stone of even white tone suffused with small areas of russet
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China
18th Century
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China
17th-18th Century
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China
Neolithic Period or later
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China
18th Century
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China
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050-771 BCE)
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China
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 18th-19th Century
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China
18th Century or later
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China
18th-19th Century or later
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China
Song and Ming Dynasty (960 - 1644)
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China
17th - 18th Century
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China
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
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China
18th - 19th Century or later