A MASSIVE BLUE AND WHITE FISHBOWL, MING DYNASTY China, 16th to early 17th century. The large and very heavy vessel with gently flaring sides, skillfully painted around the exterior in a vibrant and inky cobalt-blue with mullet, sole, bream and perch swimming amidst lotus and various other aquatic reeds. Provenance: Private European collection, by repute acquired in the 1970s, and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Old wear and extensive traces of use, some firing irregularities typical for wares from this period. Overall excellent and estate fresh condition. Weight: 15.2 kg (!) Dimensions: Diameter 42 cm Mullet, sole, bream and perch together are a symbol of ‘good descent, modest and honorable’. Also note the fine swastika, crane and ruyi band at the rim, and the ‘running horse’ band around the base. 大型青花魚缸，明代 中國，十六至十七世紀早期。魚缸大而沉重，表面繪製青花魚藻紋。 來源：歐洲私人收藏，據說購於上世紀七十年代，自此同一家族保存至今。 品相：老磨損，明顯使用痕跡，一些此類器具常見的燒製瑕疵。總體品相良好。 重量：15.2 公斤 (!) 尺寸：直徑 42 厘米