Title
Dish with twin fish motif
Year/Period
12th-13th centuries
Region
Longquan, Zhejiang province, China
Dimension
Object size: H 3,
x Dia: 11.6
x Dia: 11.6
Accession No.
1996-00874
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Chen Chia Hung
On display here is a dish decorated with two fish. The fish were moulded separately and luted onto the dish before the dish was glazed and fired. Symbolising fertility and abundance, the twin fish is a popular motif on Longquan wares. More of such dishes have been found in China, Sumatra, the Philippines and Egypt.These thickly-glazed celadons (generic term for green-glazed wares in Chinese ceramics) were fired in dragon kilns that produced thousands in a single firing session. They are prized for their unctuous green tone that resembles jade. A wide variety of decorative techniques were used on these celadons.
