Carved jade twin catfishes symbolizing a year of plenty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty
- Image Number: K1C006163N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
The mouth of the double catfish is named Ganoderma lucidum. The two heads are connected to each other and there is a small hole in it. The tail is hidden under the other head. The catfish has a homophonic sound for more than years, which means more than years. This blue-green double catfish and jade carved ganoderma lucidum were put in a wooden box with a letter type engraved with gold and filled with “Good luck every year”. Inside the box was a book album of poems made by Qiu Ri during the thirty third year of Qianlong’s reign (1768) on New Year’s Day. The same figure as the utensil is painted at the place where the book box is mounted, and the characters “Ru” and “Yi” are printed in regular script.
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