Green Resin Japanese Fish Carving

It is not cold to touch so it is not glass nor stone. I guess some type of resin? To me it looks like carved rather than molded but could be wrong. Doubt that it has some significant age. Maybe vintage?

 

I don't think it's resin. The light's wrong through it, it doesn't have the sort of cross section for want of a better word, and those flaws look natural. How heavy does it feel?

 

It is about 10 1/2" tall and a bit over 4 pounds. If you google "asian green resin carvings" you can find similar figurines, but kind of different shades, that are described as green resin. Like this
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/10678299_chinese-green-resin-buddha-statue

Maybe it is not resin and there is another term.

 

How about soapstone? It was just a hunch, so I Googled green soapstone carving and it looks like it might be right.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gre...a=X&ei=bVT7VMCQNdWlyAT_r4GIDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

 

Hi Laura,
It resembles soapstone but it would feel cool to the touch. He says it does not feel cool which leaves me thinking some kind of resin also. God i hate making guess when I can not handle something.
greg

 

Correct, it is not cool to touch so I am rulling out any type of stones, unless there are warm ones. Wonder if it is still natural material or composite.

 

Please remember vintage by itself has no meaning. It could be vintage 2014.

 

I know what you are saying but you know what I mean by vintage. That topic has been discussed many times.

 

I've got some bits I picked up in Hong Kong which are glass - which is what this looks like.

 

Test it for bakelite.

 

how?

 

Rub it with a pink silver polish, if it turns yellow it's positive.