Boy on a Creature with a Carp’s Body and a Dragon’s Head
1800
Physical Qualities
Jade, 2 3/4 x 5 x 2 in. (7 x 12.7 x 5 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.462
The creature has a carp's body and a dragon's head, a metaphor for "leaping the Dragon Falls" or passing the officials' examination.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
