A PAIR OF COPPER-RED 'FISH' DISHES YONGZHENG MARKS AND PERIOD
each with low, rounded sides set over a slightly tapered foot, the exterior painted in underglaze copper red with three fish swimming gracefully against the white ground, their tails sweeping gently up and fins extended, the varying blush tones of the copper red enhancing the naturalism, the interior unadorned, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2)
Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm
Provenance:
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.
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each with low, rounded sides set over a slightly tapered foot, the exterior painted in underglaze copper red with three fish swimming gracefully against the white ground, their tails sweeping gently up and fins extended, the varying blush tones of the copper red enhancing the naturalism, the interior unadorned, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (2)
Diameter 6 in., 15.2 cm
Provenance:
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1990.