Jar with dragon handles
A squat, rounded jade jar of pale celadon nephrite with a short cylindrical neck. Two sinuous dragons, carved in openwork, form the handles at either side, while lower relief dragons with curling limbs wind across the body. The translucent stone shows subtle tonal variation.
Look closer: Small carved dragon heads peek out from the openwork at the handle joints.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 17th century
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 3002 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1700).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921