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FSH That’s a blind FISH. Fish appear frequently as a decorative motif in Chinese art. The Chinese word for “fish” (yu) is a pun for “abundance” (yu), so fish are an common auspicious symbol in Chinese art. Fish-shaped Percussion Instrument. Yixing. Water Dropper for calligraphy.
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Fish appear frequently as a decorative motif in Chinese art. The Chinese word for “fish” (yu) is a pun for “abundance” (yu), so fish are an common auspicious symbol in Chinese art
Water Dropper for calligraphy • Ancient China, Song Dynasty (906-1279 A.D.). Possibly an 18th or 19th Century Imitative Revival.
A Chinese Water Pot in the shape of a Carp, porcelain, (Jingdezhen), Kangxi (1662-1722). • Water dropper Shui Ti
A pair of `carp' tureens ChinaQianlong period (1736-95)Porcelain with famille-rose decorationLength 47.6 cm
Terracotta vase in the form of a fish Corinthian 6th century BCE