TWO AUBERGINE AND TURQUOISE GLAZED ‘FISH’ ROOF TILES
China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Each fish is modeled from earthenware on a wave form support above the semi-circular tile, with deeply incised tails and scales, raised heads and bulging eyes.

Provenance: From a French estate.
Condition: Old wear, traces of use, chipping to edges, firing flaws and kiln grit, one with a loss to a section of the tile.

Weight: 5.8 kilograms (together, but without bases) Dimensions: Height 32 cm (including bases)

With two nicely fitted wood bases. (4)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pair at Christies on September 13th-22nd, 2016, in Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, lot 1816.

一對松石綠釉魚躍龍門瓦片
中國, 明代 (1368-1644)， 每條魚都在半圓形瓷磚上的波浪紋除用陶器做成，頭部和眼睛尾巴和鱗片刻畫生動

來源：法國私人遺產
品相：舊磨損使用痕跡, 邊緣部分有開片，燒製瑕疵和窯沙，一塊瓷磚有磕損。

重量：縂5.8 公斤 (不含底座)
尺寸：高32 厘米 (含底座)