Description:

Frogs and toads appear in many traditional Chinese stories. They are linked with everlasting life and the moon. An old story said that a woman called Chang-e stole the magic potion of immortality from her husband and ran away to the moon where she turned into a toad.

Glass, carved overlay
Height: 19.6 cm, diameter: 5.8 cm, width: 6.0 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1950, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4715