COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01C00172
Title:
Jade carp flower vase
Creation Date:
Ming Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1368
End Year Date:
A.D.1644
Dynasty:
45 Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368~1644)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 15.6 cm; Width: 9.55 cm
Material:
Jade
Form:
Hua-cha (flower receptacle)
Type:
Jades and Other Precious Stones
Subject:
Dragon
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
This carp flower vase has a fish body and a dragon head, which opens it mouth to hold flowers. A small dragon accompanies the carp. Carp is an epithet of a big "trionyx sinenis" and carp has a connotation of leaping over the dragon gate and transforming into a dragon. The flower vase is carved of a freckled white jade, and the artisans cleverly used the brown specks to adorn the whiskers, mouth, and back fin, thereby making the jade carving more prominent. Moreover, the meticulous carving enhances the elegance of the vessel. It is truly a masterpiece of the Ming Dynasty.
ImageV ID:
M01C00172AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications