Antique Chinese 16/17th Porcelain Ming China Bowls Crab and Fish

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Condition Report: / / Overall Condition A (Good) Rimfritting 1 hairline. Size: 93 mm in diameter, approx 28mm high

A small sized and unusual bowl with a simple but very nice scene of fishes and crab. Beautiful artifact.

Crab

The crab is often used symbolically as the name sounds the same as ‘harmony, blend in’. There is an ancient legend that some ancient crabs were originally made of jade and has long been used as an aphrodisiac. The crab’s protective shell also means ‘first’ – it is the first heavenly stem and so expresses the wish to come first – particularly in examinations. So two crabs among rushes has the rather complex meaning for first place in the second class of examinations.

Fish

Fish – Yu – Fish in Chinese sounds like the word for “Abundance and Affluence” so the fish symbolizes wealth. Fish shown with a lotus blossom symbolize “Year after Year may you live in Affluence”.

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