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Jade mythical animal with bat, Jin or Yuan dynasty, China, 1115-1368.
Jade mythical animal with bat, Jin or Yuan dynasty, China, 1115-1368. A jade mythical animal slinking forward. The right front and left rear leg are advancing. The rather pointed head and beaked mouth face to the right. There is a knobbly spine and good muscle definition. The jade is of off-white/yellowish colour with brown flecks, the base of the animal being natural black colour. A bat with wings outspread is at rest against the animal's body stretching between its left side front leg almost to its back leg.
Unique Identifier
AR918099
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2831px × 2214px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
13TH CENTURY
14TH CENTURY
ANIMAL
ART
artefact
Artifact
ARTS
BAT
CARVED
Carving
china
CHINESE
color
country
DYNASTY
FOURTEENTH CENTURY
Jade
Jin dynasty
LOCATION
Museum of East Asian Art
mythical beast
mythical creature
MYTHOLOGY
Object
THIRTEENTH CENTURY
Yuan dynasty