A large Chinese famille-rose fish bowl

Qing Dynasty

Medium

ovoid, the tapering body enamelled with a continuous scene of tournaments taking place in a mountainous region before a pagoda filled with spectators, enclosed by a Greek-key pattern below a border of bats, the rim enamelled with eight bats amongst stylised clouds enclosed by a gilt band, the interior with an abundance of goldfish amongst aquatic plants and peony blossoms, some enamel loss, minor chips

Size

7057 × 70 cm

Category

Ceramics