Lidded Jar with Carp in Lotus Pond

1522-1566 (Ming dynasty; reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522–66))

40.1 cm 44.9 cm

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This lidded jar boasts an exuberant design of golden carp swimming in a lotus pond. Fish are among the most favored motifs in China for their auspicious associations. The word for fish in Chinese, yu, is a homonym for “abundant” and “plentiful.” The carp itself traditionally c...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894-1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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