An underglaze-blue and copper-red 'fish' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 青花釉裏紅鱖魚圖琵琶尊

An underglaze-blue and copper-red 'fish' vase

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

清康熙 青花釉裏紅鱖魚圖琵琶尊

the elegantly potted swelling body supported on a tall spreading foot and rising to a wide waisted neck and flared rim, painted with three large mandarin fish, the details of the spotted skin, face, tail and fins in varying shades of cobalt blue and copper red, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue

Height 9 in., 22.8 cm