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What does the Chinese koi fish represent?
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In China, the Chinese koi fish usually represents wealth and success. Some folklore also equates the fish with love, marriage and fertility. Find a large collection of Chinese furniture, art and decorative objects from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Chinese Export Porcelain Koi Fish Form Vases
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese export porcelain vases in the form of Koi fishes, both male and female, each with
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Koi Carp Fish Sculpture in Chinese Reticulated Porcelain 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful sculpture representing a carp jumping over the water, made of white reticulated porcelain
Category
Vintage 1970s Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Koi Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. Delicately
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
133 Piece House of Puiforcat Kiang She Dinner Service for 12 by Limoges, France
By Puiforcat
Located in Morristown, NJ
background) from Puiforcat. 133 pieces of gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain, decorated with Koi fish and
Category
1990s French Chinoiserie Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Pale Glazed Chinese Koi Bowl, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain bowl has a delicate, tapered form, finely potted with a short footed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Famille Rose Chinese Export Punch, Koi Decorated
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine Ch'ing dynasty export Famille Rose large punch bowl, hand-painted porcelain, in very colorful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Soup Tureens
Materials
Porcelain
