Brief introduction of Capricorn fish

There are forty clouds in the Tripitaka "The Sound and Meaning of the Classics": "Maha, Sanskrit also. The big fish in the sea devours everything. " Capricorn fish was used as decoration from Sui and Tang Dynasties to Yuan Dynasty, among which gold and silver wares from Tang and Liao Dynasties and porcelain from Yaozhou kiln in Song Dynasty were the most. Jade carved Capricorn fish are rare.

The tradition of depicting Capricorn fish comes from India, and Capricorn fish is the change and development of crocodile image. The earliest form of Capricorn fish can be found in the door decoration of Yamazaki Tower in BC 100. In the historical development of Tibetan paintings for more than 0/000 years, Capricorn fish has been changing constantly. Later, in the Han Dynasty, it combined with dragons to become a "long-nosed dragon", which was mostly found in the four corners of temple gold necklaces, and was finally completely replaced by the dragon image of modern Han nationality.