Lot 26

An unusual Chinese porcelain dish depicting the carp and dragon leaping from the waves in underglaze blue. The reverse with five auspicious symbols to the rim and an incense burner within a double blue circle to the base. According to tradition, a carp that could swim upstream and then leap the falls of the Yellow River at Dragon Gate (Longmen) would be transformed into a dragon. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) -D. 21,4 cm, a few small rim chips to the back of the rim-