Description
A MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE FISHBOWL, MING DYNASTY
China, 16th to early 17th century. The large and very heavy vessel with gently flaring sides, skillfully painted around the exterior in a vibrant and inky cobalt-blue with mullet, sole, bream and perch swimming amidst lotus and various other aquatic reeds.
Provenance: Private European collection, by repute acquired in the 1970s, and thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Old wear and extensive traces of use, some firing irregularities typical for wares from this period. Overall excellent and estate fresh condition.
Weight: 15.2 kg (!)
Dimensions: Diameter 42 cm
Mullet, sole, bream and perch together are a symbol of ‘good descent, modest and honorable’. Also note the fine swastika, crane and ruyi band at the rim, and the ‘running horse’ band around the base.
大型青花魚缸,明代
中國,十六至十七世紀早期。魚缸大而沉重,表面繪製青花魚藻紋。
來源:歐洲私人收藏,據說購於上世紀七十年代,自此同一家族保存至今。
品相:老磨損,明顯使用痕跡,一些此類器具常見的燒製瑕疵。總體品相良好。
重量:15.2 公斤 (!)
尺寸:直徑 42 厘米