A Chinese blue and white porcelain Dragon and Fish bowl, foursided with retracted corners - carp jumping over the dragon - li yu tiao long men, the sides with snapping carp in the rolling sea and four clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl respectively. Interior with snapping carp in the rolling sea, and ice crackled ground with prunus in blossom border. Bottom marked with Buddhist emblem in double circle. Kangxi 1662–1722. H. 9 cm. Diam. 18.5 cm.
Provenance: Telegraph Manager and Art Collector Sophus Black, 1882–1960.