Dish with a Child Chasing a Fish
It seems likely that, in addition to its playful quality, the theme of a child catching a fish, presumably a carp, also had overtones of good wishes. It remains unclear as to whether this dish had a function or served as an object for display.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with a Child Chasing a Fish
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th–19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Amber
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
- Classification: Amber
- Credit Line: Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930
- Object Number: 30.120.133
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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