18TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE CELADON JADE 'GOLDFISH' BOX AND COVER
18th century
Finely carved with a shallow base with four fins, the cover as a rounded goldfish with bulging eyes and finely incised scales, terminating in a tripartite tail, the stone of an even pale, almost white, tone
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
18th century
Finely carved with a shallow base with four fins, the cover as a rounded goldfish with bulging eyes and finely incised scales, terminating in a tripartite tail, the stone of an even pale, almost white, tone
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
Exhibited
Fine Art Exhibition, Derby 1877, no. 61