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Jade finial of mandarin duck and lotus, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644.
Jade finial of mandarin duck and lotus, late Ming dynasty, China, 1550-1644. A white jade finial (with four holes in the bottom for attachment) carved as a mandarin duck sitting on a lotus leaf. The bird holds in its beak a spray of lotus flower and leaf and water weeds, all in delicate tracery. The mandarin duck, which mates for life, was a symbol of marital fidelity in China and a very popular subject in Chinese art.
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AR918371
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2831px × 2214px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
17th century
ART
artefact
Artifact
ARTS
Bird
BIRDS
CARVED
Carving
china
CHINESE
color
concept
country
Duck
DUCKS
DYNASTY
Fidelity
Flower
FLOWERS
Jade
LOCATION
LOTUS
Mandarin Duck
MING
MING DYNASTY
Museum of East Asian Art
NATURE
Object
Plant
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Symbol
white