A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT VERTE-IMARI FISHBOWL, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740 | 清乾隆 約1740年 五彩花卉圖大缸

A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT VERTE-IMARI FISHBOWL

QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740

清乾隆 約1740年 五彩花卉圖大缸

stoutly potted with bulbous body rising to an everted rim, set with applied biscuit lion-mask handles and loose ring handles, the exterior richly painted with flowering peony, prunus and bamboo within a fenced garden, the interior painted with fish and water plants

width across handles 25 in.; 63.5 cm