Lot Essay
A plain white glazed version of this unusual fish vase, bearing a Yongzheng mark, is illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, op. cit., no. 141
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AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED DOUBLE-FISH VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Modelled as two conjoined fish, their two mouths forming the central aperture, moulded and painted with scaly bodies, each with two applied dorsal fins (rim frits)--8½in. (21.1cm.) high
QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD
Modelled as two conjoined fish, their two mouths forming the central aperture, moulded and painted with scaly bodies, each with two applied dorsal fins (rim frits)--8½in. (21.1cm.) high