A polychrome-enamelled ‘carp’ dish. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sothebys

the rounded sides resting on a tapering foot, painted to the exterior with five iron-red carp leaping from turbulent green waves, the interior painted in underglaze-blue with a central medallion enclosing a large lotus bloom with radiating trefoil leaves, inscribed to the base with an apocryphal Zhengde mark within a double-circle; 20.2cm., 8in. Estimation: 25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 - www.sothebys.com