Chinese Jardinières / Fish Bowls on Stands
DI 20 - Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Jardinieres / Fish Bowls on Stands
A pair of mid-20th century Chinese Goldfish or Koi Carp Bowls / Jardinieres raised on hardwood stands. These very large porcelain bowls are decorated with famille rose floral panels interspersed with court scenes where a lady is in a bath chair in the foreground before a seated official in a pavilion and various on-lookers / attendants. The other panel depicts tea being served to an official and his wife in a pavilion with attendants in the background.
These panels are mirror images on the bowls .
The rims are decorated with flowers and small plaques of flowers and butterflies.
Carp and goldfish represent long life and wealth in Chinese symbolism and the interior decoration of these bowls depicts fish swimming amongst fronds of aquatic plants.
The bowls and stands are in excellent condition with no cracks or chips.
Dimensions: Dia 20”/51cm H 16”/41cm and H on Stand 29”/74cm
Item Reference No. DI 20.
Price: £1,295.00
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DI 21 - Pair of Chinese Jardinières / Fish Bowls on Stands
A pair of mid-20th century Chinese Goldfish or Koi Carp Bowls / Jardinieres raised on hardwood stands. These large porcelain bowls are decorated with an embossed blue ground patterned with trailing white flowers interspersed with gold banded decoration around four panels, two of which are floral panels including birds and butterflies interspersed by two scenes; one of a lady receiving a visitor or emissary, and on the other side is a gentleman being served a drink from an attendant with a tray.
The interior of these bowls is also of a highly decorative quality, depicting charming scenes of small birds and cranes (associated with longevity, immortality and wisdom) among long-stemmed peony (the imperial flower) and lotus which justify using the bowls purely for their visual impact.
The bowls and stands are in excellent condition with no cracks or chips.
Dimensions: Dia 15¾”/40cm, H 14“/36cm and H on Stand 22½”/57cm
Item Reference: DI 21.
Price: £1,195.00
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