A green and yellow glazed roof tile figure of a fish, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
A fish standing on its head. Height 33 cm. Lenght 21 cm.
Restored, loss of glaze. Chips.
Literature
A row of mythical animal figures was placed on the tails of the ridges at the four corners. These ridge beasts were called 'crouching beasts' in Chinese and most of them were from Chinese fairy tales.
They not only played a decorative role, but also highlighted Chinese beliefs. Ancient Chinese people believed that these mythical ridg
The size and number of ridge beasts symbolized the rank and luxuriousness of the building. As the grade of a building reduced, the ridge beasts decreased accordingly.
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