Fish with Curved Snout

Creator Name

Cultural Context

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE) to Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

Date

Creation: 1200–1000 BCE

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Title

Fish with Curved Snout

Creator

Worktype

Jade

Cultural Context

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE) to Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

Material

jade

Dimensions

Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.);
length: 0.073metre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 1200–1000 BCE

Provenance

(Walter Hochstadter [1914-2007], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), ?-1972; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1972-; Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom

Style Period

Rights

CC0

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Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

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