Chinese pale jade carving depicting two fish which seem to fight over a single object or plant. The form is a masterpiece of using the limits of your medium, which is this case was an oddly formed jade pebble. This piece bears many of the hallmarks of mid-18th century jade carvings. Bearing the remnants of an old export seal along the smaller fish.

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

Height: 1 in x width: 1 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.
Weight: 25.09 grams.