A CARVED YELLOW JADE 'DRAGON-FISH' VASECHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

This jade illustrates the traditional tale of the carp swimming against the tide and jumping over the gate to be transformed into a dragon which was a popular imagery augmenting the desire for success and officialdom. See a jade 'dragon-carp' vase from Qianlong period sold in our London Rooms, 12 May 2009, lot 108.