Chinese jade pomander carved with a double fish

An image of Pomander. Double-fish design. Pale greenish-white jade, carved, pierced and engraved, and made in two halves fitting together as container. Yellow silk cords at each end, on which are threaded bat-shaped coral beads and a carved peach stone. Nephrite, length 7.5 cm, width 6.2 cm, 1700-1800. Chinese.

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Pomander. Double-fish design. Pale greenish-white jade, carved, pierced and engraved, and made in two halves fitting together as container. Yellow silk cords at each end, on which are threaded bat-shaped coral beads and a carved peach stone. Nephrite, length 7.5 cm, width 6.2 cm, 1700-1800. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.90-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 515 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 243.84kB
Exposure time: 1/10
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2007:11:24 15:44:49

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18th Century accessory bead carved Chinese decorated decorative fish Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament peach stone peaches pomander

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