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.
Kirjallisuus
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.
Tietoa ostamisesta
Muiden katsomia kohteita
1685550
A Chinese famille rose porcelain dish,
Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Ei tarjouksia
8 h 27m
Lähtöhinta
5 000 SEK
1705994
A 15 piece tea service,
Qing dynasty, Qianlong (1736-95).
Tarjottu
2 000 SEK
5p 8 h
Lähtöhinta
3 000 SEK
1689525
A flambé glazed Hu vase,
second part of the 20th century.
Tarjottu
800 SEK
8 h 49m
Lähtöhinta
2 500 SEK
1700318
Urn,
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi (1662-1722), porcelain, China, 18th century.
Tarjottu
300 SEK
12 h 33m
Lähtöhinta
5 000 SEK
