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CARP-SHAPED EWER
China
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit
Height: 13 cm; length: 14 cm
A ewer modelled in the form of a carp rising from transparent glaze on the biscuit. It is painted with
waves with its tail curved upwards, with two other green, yellow and aubergine-purple enamels, with
smaller carp just above the waves at either side. touches of black. The waves, handle and spout are
The body of the carp has been incised with a pattern of painted in green enamel, while the tail, fins and facial
scales, and rises above the incised waves. A handle is features of the carp are painted in aubergine-brown
attached to the back in the place of a dorsal fin, below and yellow enamel. One of the smaller carp is painted
a small opening for filling the ewer with liquid, and a in yellow enamels and the other in aubergine. The base
long spout is attached to the front and mouth of the is left in the biscuit.
carp. The ewer is partially covered with a thin layer of
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