
Vessel in the Shape of a Fish
Unrecorded maker
4th–6th century · Copper alloy, cast
Cleared · Public Domain
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1570 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
289 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Vessel in the Shape of a Fish
Unrecorded maker
4th–6th century · Copper alloy, cast
Cleared · Public Domain
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Brush washer in the shape of lotus leaf with chi dragons
Unrecorded maker
12th–14th century · Jade (nephrite)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Stamp, Butterfly
Unrecorded maker
14th–early 16th century · Ceramic
Cleared · Public Domain
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Brush washer in the shape of peach
Unrecorded maker
late 18th century · Porcelain with flambé glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Brush washer
Unrecorded maker
18th century · Jade (nephrite)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Brush washer in the shape of a peach
Unrecorded maker
18th century · Overlay glass
Cleared · Public Domain
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Brush washer in the shape of a plum blossom
Unrecorded maker
late 18th–early 19th century · Jade (nephrite)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Watch in the form of a butterfly
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1840–50 · Case of gold, enamel, and pearls
Cleared · Public Domain
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Inkstand in the shape of a butterfly
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Painted enamel on copper alloy
Cleared · Public Domain
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Snuff bottle in the shape of a butterfly
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Metal covered with lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold
Cleared · Public Domain
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Washer in the shape of a butterfly
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Porcelain with robbin's egg glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
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"Butterfly"
Charles James (d. 1978)
ca. 1955 · silk, synthetic, metal
In copyright
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