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Pair Of Fish Aquarium - Chinese Porcelain - Cloisonné Enamel - Canton - XXth
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Magnificent pair of Chinese porcelain fish tanks, with fine cloisonné enamel decorations of animated scenes of characters, flowers, birds, butterflies on a white background on the outside and decorated with five fish among aquatic plants on the inside.
Period : Early XXth century
Dimensions : Height : 42cm x width : 46,5cm
Do you know how long ornamental aquaristics has existed?
Depending on the source, the beginnings of ornamental aquarium keeping, involving the selection of species, date back to 905 AD or the 12th century.
Similarly, the date of creation of the "bowl" or fish aquarium is subject to several dates. For some, it would be in 1369 with the launch of a porcelain factory that produced large containers to hold goldfish by the Chinese emperor Hongwu.
According to other sources, the Chinese "vase" or aquarium was invented by the Ming Dynasty in 1547.
An early treatise on goldfish breeding dates back to 1596.
- Dimensions:Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Diameter: 18.12 in (46 cm)
- Style:Other (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:20th Century
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- Seller Location:CRÉTEIL, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7814234713972
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