Estimate

800 - 1.200

Session

8 May 2026

Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Of flattened form with archaistic handles, carved in relief and openwork with two dragons emerging from waves amidst lingzhi-shaped clouds, the reverse showing a carp's tail

The interior generously hollowed



中国，清代，十九世纪。黄玉带糖色小瓶，扁腹仿古双耳，浮雕及镂雕双龙出海，间饰灵芝祥云，背面饰鲤鱼摆尾，内膛掏挖规整。

Height: 12,5 cm

Additional Information

Note:

The composition evokes the legend of the carp that, upon leaping the Dragon Gate (Longmen) waterfalls, transforms into a dragon, an allegory of success in the imperial examinations and social ascent, here depicted simultaneously in its initial and final states of transformation.