LATE SOUTHERN SONG/YUAN DYNASTY

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A celadon 'twin fish' dish
Late Southern Song/Yuan dynasty
The interior decorated in the centre with two moulded fish, the reverse of the rounded sides carved with a band of petals rising from the foot to the flat everted rim, covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone except for the foot rim burnt reddish-brown in the firing
21.4 cm. diam.

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Lot Essay

Paired fish symbolize fertility and connubial bliss, and they are also one of the Eight Buddhist symbols.
Dishes of this type, known as 'twin fish' dishes, were popular products of the Longquan kilns during the late Southern Song to early Ming period.

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