Dish with Carp, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899
turning, h 3.6cm × d 21cm More details
Looking down at this dish is like seeing two carp ‘swimming in a pond.’ From the 19th century onwards, it became fashionable to keep carp as ornamental fish in Japan. It is quite possible that porcelain makers wanted to jump on this bandwagon with their designs.
