2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm.) long

Collection of Gerald Godfrey
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 822
Collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 140

Chinese Jade, The Image from Within, Pacific Asia Museum, 1986, cat. no. 169
Reverence of a Stone: An Exhibition of Chinese Jade from the Godfrey Collection, San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, 1986
Stones of Virtue, Chinese Jades from the Gerald Godfrey Collection, The Dayton Art Institute, Ohio, 1989, no.115, pl.17
Humphrey Hui, Tina Pang, and Michael Liu, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008, cat. no. 110

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This flattened jade pendant is carved with the fish overlapping and embracing each other. The motif of twin fish is one of the auspicious emblems of Buddhism and represents freedom from restraint. It also carries the blessing of conjugal bliss.

The present pendant was one of the treasured possessions of Tuyet Nguyet (1934-2020) and Stephen Markbreiter (1921-2014), founders of Arts of Asia magazine.