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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
Carp Ornament
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.

Carp Ornament

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureChinese
Date1850-1899
MediumCarved and polished rock crystal quartz
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 6 3/8 in. (10.2 x 16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson
Object number79.297
On View
Not on view
DescriptionSculpture/ornament of carved colorless rock crystal. A fish (carp) with a man sitting on its' head.

Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.
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