AN IRON-RED 'CARP' SAUCER DISH QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

brightly painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a large iron-red carp swimming amidst green enamelled water weeds, the exterior similarly decorated with four fish, the base with a four-character mark Ruo shen zhen cang

The mark Ruo shen zhen cang may be translated as 'In the collection of Ruoshen' a mark usually associated with the reign period of the Kangxi Emperor.