鶯歌手繪鯉魚紋碗公

TW-5-01-00-0-B-0012

This bowl was made in Yingge in the 1950s, and is made of pottery. The central design of the bowl features a large carp hand-painted in underglaze colors, with wave patterns and water plants in blue, green and rouge-red glazes. Water plants are also stamped to depict the scene of carp swimming and playing in water. The back of the bowl is decorated with pressed chrysanthemum patterns.

Fish and shrimp patterns were common decorations on Taiwan bowls and plates in early period. The fish pattern symbolizes “abundance every year” in common people’s lives, and the appearance of fish at banquets also metaphorically represents wealth and happiness, embodying Taiwanese people’s desire for “food with fish” in early period. It is one of the important cultural symbols and meanings of Taiwan in early period.

Producer：unknow

Production year：1945-1964

Origin：Yingge

Size：(D)23.5 cm (H)8.5 cm    

Weight：1.125 (kg)