Chinese jade jug with a carved dragon handle

An image of Pale green jade jug, carved in high relief with a feline dragon clambering over the rim and forming the handle. Beneath the rounded spout is a handle decorated with lingzhi fungus, from which is suspended a loose ring. On both sides the main surfaces are decorated with clouds, three bats and an archaic motif from ancient bronzes. Nephrite, height, 16.4 cm, width, 14.8 cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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Pale green jade jug, carved in high relief with a feline dragon clambering over the rim and forming the handle. Beneath the rounded spout is a handle decorated with lingzhi fungus, from which is suspended a loose ring. On both sides the main surfaces are decorated with clouds, three bats and an archaic motif from ancient bronzes. Nephrite, height, 16.4 cm, width, 14.8 cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.7-1934
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 796 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 419.54kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2007:12:13 01:30:32

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19th Century bats carved Chinese dragons Fitz_AA fungus green handle handled jade jug nephrite relief

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