Likely archaic Chinese jade fish pendant. With incised eyes and fins, a pierced mouth, and a tail with slanting sharpened edge and point. The thin pendant of a dark green celadon-colored mottled stone with russet inclusions; slightly translucent. The pendant bears strong resemblances to examples from the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties. The polish, form, and patina all suggest archaic dating.

Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection – collected in China prior to 1985.

Length: 4 1/4 in x width: 3/4 in.
Weight: 7.77 grams.