A FINE SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'DOUBLE FISH' MINIATURE MARRIAGE BOWL

Qianlong

Qianlong
The shallow bowl smoothly polished and rising to a slightly-everted rim, supported on five bracket feet, carved in relief with a pair of fish in mirror image to the interior, the stone of dark olive-green tone with dark speckles.
8.7cm (3 1/2in) diam.

Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價

清乾隆 碧玉雕雙魚洗

Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.97.

展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號97

The twin-fish symbol is considered to be one of the most auspicious motifs of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), representing 'freedom from restraint' as well as the wish for 'marital bliss, prosperity and an abundance of good luck'. A Song dynasty jade dish with the same motif, formerly in the collection of Sir Percival and Lady David, is illustrated by B.Gray, 'The Arts of the Sung Dynasty', in Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.32, 1959-1960, no.249, pl.90.

See a related small white jade 'twin-fish' shallow dish, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 9 November 2010, lot 123.