Skip to main content

Dragon Fish

Chinese Export Vermeil Silver Enameled Dragon Fish Necklace. Apatite. 1980s.
Chinese Export Vermeil Silver Enameled Dragon Fish Necklace. Apatite. 1980s.

Chinese Export Vermeil Silver Enameled Dragon Fish Necklace. Apatite. 1980s.

Located in University City, MO

This amazing Chinese necklace features an enameled Chiwen; also known as a dragon fish. The fish is made of nine separately hinged sections so she moves and wiggles realistically.

Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Aesthetic Movement Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Vermeil

Pair Chinese Dragon Fish Glazed Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th-20th Century
Pair Chinese Dragon Fish Glazed Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th-20th Century

Pair Chinese Dragon Fish Glazed Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty, 19th-20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A fantastic pair of Chinese molded and glazed biscuit porcelain vases with leaping dragon fish or makara, late Qing dynasty, circa 1900.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Glaze Porcelain Double Dragon Fish Vases
Pair Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Glaze Porcelain Double Dragon Fish Vases

Pair Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Glaze Porcelain Double Dragon Fish Vases

Located in Portland, OR

A fine pair of antique Chinese porcelain Wucai glaze vases modeled with leaping dragon fish or Arowana, late Qing dynasty, circa 1890, Ex Sothebys London.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish
Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish

Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish

By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

It has a lovely silver-decor of a dragon-fish. It´s in excellent condition. Wilhelm Kåge (1889–1960) was one of Sweden’s most influential ceramic designers and artistic directors ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Saxbo Stoneware Dragon Fish Sculpture by Hugo Liisberg
Saxbo Stoneware Dragon Fish Sculpture by Hugo Liisberg

Saxbo Stoneware Dragon Fish Sculpture by Hugo Liisberg

By Hugo Liisberg

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unique fish sculpture by the renowned Danish artist Carl Hugo Liisberg (1896-1958). Its executed in glazed stoneware and has a rather naturalistic look to it. The old crown from Saxb...

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Kui Xing on Dragon Fish, Guangxu Period
Rare Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Kui Xing on Dragon Fish, Guangxu Period

Rare Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Kui Xing on Dragon Fish, Guangxu Period

Located in Nottingham, GB

With arched brows, wild flowing hair, and long green ribbons swirling around his upper body, the deity balances on one leg atop a pink dragon fish emerging from pale blue waves besid...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Vietnamese Blue and White Porcelain Pots with Dragons, Fish Marked
19th Century Vietnamese Blue and White Porcelain Pots with Dragons, Fish Marked

19th Century Vietnamese Blue and White Porcelain Pots with Dragons, Fish Marked

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Each piece is decorated with a continuous hand-painted design of sinuous dragons among clouds and stylized waves beneath a geometric key-fret border.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Vietnamese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle Pendant
French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle Pendant

French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle Pendant

Located in New York, NY

Wonderful French Art Nouveau Gold Gargoyle or Dragon-Fish Pendant in 18k gold circa 1900. Marked with eagle hallmark for 18k gold and Depose.

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold

Antique JA van Kempen Dutch 833 Silver Fish Serving Fork & Knife Set #15657
Antique JA van Kempen Dutch 833 Silver Fish Serving Fork & Knife Set #15657

Antique JA van Kempen Dutch 833 Silver Fish Serving Fork & Knife Set #15657

Located in Washington Depot, CT

The knife blade features a dragon fish at the center of the blade. Hallmarks date this piece to 1887.

Category

Antique 19th Century Scandinavian Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian
Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian

Antique Serpentine Paperweight, Chinese, Soapstone, Marble, Desktop, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

A Chinese, stone and marble dragon fish figure, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Early Victorian Paperweights

Materials

Stone, Marble

Vintage Fruit Bowl, Oriental, Art Deco, Serving Dish, 20th Century, circa 1950
Vintage Fruit Bowl, Oriental, Art Deco, Serving Dish, 20th Century, circa 1950

Vintage Fruit Bowl, Oriental, Art Deco, Serving Dish, 20th Century, circa 1950

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Wonderfully ornate serving bowl Displays a desirable aged patina Brass shows fine golden tones Elaborate Art Deco taste to the concentric patterns Raised central dome with acan...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Centerpieces

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blanc de Chine (Dehua) Figure of Kui Xing, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Chinese Blanc de Chine (Dehua) Figure of Kui Xing, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

Chinese Blanc de Chine (Dehua) Figure of Kui Xing, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

Kui Xing is portrayed as a lively horned and bearded demon running upon the waves, one foot firmly planted on the head of a large dragon fish, the other leg kicked out behind him, th...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

French necklace or sautoir in jadeite and agate, silk thread
French necklace or sautoir in jadeite and agate, silk thread

French necklace or sautoir in jadeite and agate, silk thread

Located in VALLADOLID, ES

The legend of the Dragon Fish tells of how koi fish are able to swim against the current in the Yellow River and thus transform into dragons.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Anglo-Indian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Agate, Jade

Mythical Fish Sea Creature Dragon Diamond Pendant Necklace Antique Belle Epoque
Mythical Fish Sea Creature Dragon Diamond Pendant Necklace Antique Belle Epoque

Mythical Fish Sea Creature Dragon Diamond Pendant Necklace Antique Belle Epoque

Located in New York, NY

THIS IS A STUNNING BEAUX ARTS RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ART NOUVEAU GOLD PENDANT OF A MYTHICAL FISH SEA CREATURE DRAGON WITH A STUNNING ANTIQUE OLD MINE CUT DIAMOND IN ITS MOUTH.

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

Koi Fish Fantasy Fancy Diamond & Ruby 18K Rose Gold Dragon Ring
Koi Fish Fantasy Fancy Diamond & Ruby 18K Rose Gold Dragon Ring

Koi Fish Fantasy Fancy Diamond & Ruby 18K Rose Gold Dragon Ring

By Unbranded

Located in Tysons, VA

Dimensions: 2.40x1.00x2.80cm Color: 18K Rose Gold Materials: "88 Fancy Diamonds 0.98 CT 2 Ruby 0.09 CT 18KR 7.71 GM (WBTT)" 18K Gold & Precious Diamond & Gemstone Animal & Fantasy J...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Located in Antwerp, BE

Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps with original glass shades.In very good working condition. 15 inches high.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps in very good working condition. 20 inches high, original glass shades not found and l...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chinese Yixing Zisha Green Clay Dragon Koi Fish Kung Fu Teapot 5.5"
Vintage Chinese Yixing Zisha Green Clay Dragon Koi Fish Kung Fu Teapot 5.5"

Vintage Chinese Yixing Zisha Green Clay Dragon Koi Fish Kung Fu Teapot 5.5"

Located in Dayton, OH

Beautiful vintage Chinese Yixing zisha green clay Kung Fu tea / coffee pot with a Dragon / serpent / Koi fish motif. Dimensions: 5.5" x 3.5" x 2.75" (Width x Depth x Height)

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th C. Qing Guangxu Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Dragon Ewer and Fish Dish
Late 19th C. Qing Guangxu Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Dragon Ewer and Fish Dish

Late 19th C. Qing Guangxu Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Dragon Ewer and Fish Dish

Located in Morristown, NJ

The matching dish features carved fish decoration in the interior and a molded band around the rim with incised aquatic motifs.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Asian Modern Japanese Brass Dragon Cast Koi Fish Sculptural Table Lamp On Lucite
Asian Modern Japanese Brass Dragon Cast Koi Fish Sculptural Table Lamp On Lucite

Asian Modern Japanese Brass Dragon Cast Koi Fish Sculptural Table Lamp On Lucite

Located in Miami, FL

Stylized Japanese Dragon Cast Brass Koi Fish Table Lamp mounted on a transparent beveled Lucite Base and rectangle black acrylic block.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Brown Glazed Small Jar with Two Dragons and a Fish, Song-Yuan Dynasty
Brown Glazed Small Jar with Two Dragons and a Fish, Song-Yuan Dynasty

Brown Glazed Small Jar with Two Dragons and a Fish, Song-Yuan Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

This piece features intricate carvings of two dragon presumably pursuing a sacred jewel called "Yeouiju" and a fish.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Tang Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Asian Showa Four Panel Screen Jumping Koi at the Dragon Gate
Asian Showa Four Panel Screen Jumping Koi at the Dragon Gate

Asian Showa Four Panel Screen Jumping Koi at the Dragon Gate

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The top is inscribed with the title "Koi carp fish leaps dragons gate" in Chinese with a cyclical date.

Category

20th Century Chinese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Oriental Champleve cloisonne Dragons brass Bronze vase Elephant head handles
Oriental Champleve cloisonne Dragons brass Bronze vase Elephant head handles

Oriental Champleve cloisonne Dragons brass Bronze vase Elephant head handles

Located in Birmingham, AL

It features a vibrant, red, green, yellow and turquoise colorful enamel of raised areas of flowers, leaves, a dragon, a rooster, a fish and other colorfully-shaped designs around the...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Bronze

Natural Myanmar Bi-color Double Side Carved Ancient Dragon Jade
Natural Myanmar Bi-color Double Side Carved Ancient Dragon Jade

Natural Myanmar Bi-color Double Side Carved Ancient Dragon Jade

Located in Kowloon, HK

◆ GEMSTONE: Type A Natural Jadeite ◆ ORIGIN: Myanmar ◆ COLOR: Red/Creamy White ◆ SHAPE: Ancient Dragon, Lotus Leave, Fish ◆ TEXTURE: Smooth ◆ DIMENSION: 45.8 x 31.0 x 13 mm ◆ WEIGH...

Category

1990s Hong Kong Artisan Loose Gemstones

Materials

Jade

Italian Art Deco Style "Fish Scale" Giltwood Mirror C. 1937
Italian Art Deco Style "Fish Scale" Giltwood Mirror C. 1937

Italian Art Deco Style "Fish Scale" Giltwood Mirror C. 1937

Located in Atlanta, GA

A dramatic and sculptural round wall mirror of exceptional decorative presence, featuring a deeply molded giltwood frame carved in an overlapping “scale” pattern that reads as both f...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jars Fish Motif 19th Century Circa 1860
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jars Fish Motif 19th Century Circa 1860

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jars Fish Motif 19th Century Circa 1860

Located in Katonah, NY

Carp also represent perseverance and success, drawing on the traditional legend of the carp leaping the Dragon Gate. The fish's movement across the surface of the jars reinforces thi...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Porcelain

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)
PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Located in Madrid, ES

PAIR OF JAPANESE VASE Japanese, Meiji period (1868-1912), in bronze with relief decoration of dragons, everyday figures and fish. Dimensions: Height: 45 cm

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Urns

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Vases Set of Four Hand Painted
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Vases Set of Four Hand Painted

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Vases Set of Four Hand Painted

Located in Katonah, NY

Dimensions: Each vase is 15.5 inches high Condition: Excellent overall condition; fish pair with minor firing imperfections Price: $3,600 Decoration: One pair with scrolling foliage,...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet
Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet

Large Bone-Inlaid Hardwood, Boxwood, and Ebony Chinese Cabinet

Located in London, GB

Raised on cabriole legs, extensively decorated with dragons, bats, fish, birds, and flowers, it is a remarkable storage piece, with exceptional Chinese craftsmanship, guaranteed to m...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood, Ebony

Engraved silver teacup and saucer
Engraved silver teacup and saucer

Engraved silver teacup and saucer

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver teacup and saucer engraved with a mythical fish/dragon-shaped wing. Metal: Silver. Origin: French.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver

Japanese Edo Jizai Okimono Articulated Metal Rock Lobster by Hiroyoshi, c. 1850
Japanese Edo Jizai Okimono Articulated Metal Rock Lobster by Hiroyoshi, c. 1850

Japanese Edo Jizai Okimono Articulated Metal Rock Lobster by Hiroyoshi, c. 1850

Located in New York, NY

Applying the same sophisticated techniques used in constructing articulated armor, they produced astonishingly realistic sculptures of dragons, snakes, fish, crustaceans, insects, an...

Category

Antique 1850s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners
Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners

Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Elephant and Pagoda Incense Burners

Located in London, GB

Mythological creatures are cast on the roofs while their edges are mounted with fish, roosters, and dragons. Topping the two pagods are large roosters, a very important animal within...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Japanese Collection of Boxwood Carved Netsuke Group of Six
Japanese Collection of Boxwood Carved Netsuke Group of Six

Japanese Collection of Boxwood Carved Netsuke Group of Six

Located in Nottingham, GB

The remaining carvings reveal the breadth of netsuke invention. A fantastical dragon-headed fish blends mythology with natural observation, while a delightfully rounded blowfish capt...

Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Chinoiserie Faience Tuile Faîtière, Hand-Painted, Circa 1900
Antique Chinoiserie Faience Tuile Faîtière, Hand-Painted, Circa 1900

Antique Chinoiserie Faience Tuile Faîtière, Hand-Painted, Circa 1900

Located in Bruxelles, BE

A fine pair of antique Chinese architectural elements crafted from glazed terracotta and modelled as stylised aquatic creatures resembling rearing fish-dragons. Originally intended ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Architectural Elements

Materials

Faience

Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage
Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage

Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage

$1,800Sale Price|55% Off

Qing dynasty 2 tier pagoda birdcage

Located in Waxahachie, TX

Free shipping Qing dynasty Stunning statement piece in any room 2 tier floating pagoda birdcage Highly carved and detailed Dragons, flowers, fish and snakes 2 intricate, functi...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Fine Japanese Porcelain Vase with Carving by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
Fine Japanese Porcelain Vase with Carving by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Porcelain Vase with Carving by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

Each roundel showcases a refined brushwork of mythological animals including dragons, phoenix and Koi no Takinobori (a carp that jumps over a waterfall and becomes a half fish half d...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650

Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650

Located in Chicago, IL

With wide-open jaws and scaly, curled tails, the tiles depict a mythical creature known as a chiwen (蚩吻), a chimeric being with the face of a dragon, tail of a fish and wings of a bi...

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750
Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750

Pair of Chinese Blue Glazed Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1750

Located in Chicago, IL

With wide-open jaws and scaly, curled tails, the tiles depict a mythical creature known as a chiwen (蚩吻), a chimeric being with the face of a dragon, tail of a fish and wings of a bi...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase
Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

Large 19th Century Japanese Kutani Vase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

Having the classical orange ground with scrolling foliate decoration, inset hand painted panels depicting various garden scenes, mythical dragons, mountains, birds and fish. Measures...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Style Rochas silk skirt and waistcoat. Designed by Marco Zanini -
Vintage Style Rochas silk skirt and waistcoat. Designed by Marco Zanini -

Vintage Style Rochas silk skirt and waistcoat. Designed by Marco Zanini -

By Rochas

Located in Glasgow, GB

Designed by Marco Zanini. 1950s style vibrant patterned silk waistcoat depicts cherry blossom scenes, dragon flys and koi fish. Double-vented at the back with two pearlescent buttons...

Category

2010s Italian Skirt Suits

Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner
Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner

Sterling Silver Reticulated Salt Cellar with Cobalt Liner

By International Silver

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The outer silver casing features a detailed scale-like cutout pattern, reminiscent of fish or dragon scales, allowing the vivid cobalt blue to shimmer through the openwork in a fluid...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Qing Dynasty (18th / 19th Century) High Official's Box for his Seals, China
Qing Dynasty (18th / 19th Century) High Official's Box for his Seals, China

Qing Dynasty (18th / 19th Century) High Official's Box for his Seals, China

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Qing Dynasty (18th/19th century) It is decorated with carved dragon handle, a fish and a Fu dog surrounded floral motifs.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Fratelli Fanciullacci Mustard & Grey Hand Painted Fauna Art Pottery Table Lamp
Fratelli Fanciullacci Mustard & Grey Hand Painted Fauna Art Pottery Table Lamp

Fratelli Fanciullacci Mustard & Grey Hand Painted Fauna Art Pottery Table Lamp

By Fratelli Fanciullacci

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Featuring a textured, glazed bottle form with lively, fantastical hand painted designs including; gazelle, dove, dragon fly, tropical fish, lute, florals, abstract motifs and detaile...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850
Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850

Chinese Playful Wisdom Coffer, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

The table apron is carved with a lively composition of trailing vines, lotus flowers, playful fish, and archaistic dragons - symbols of power, wisdom, and purity.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service

Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service

By Yu Chang

Located in New Orleans, LA

These charming pieces featured typical Chinese motifs that were popular amongst Western consumers, including floral patterns, dragons and koi fish. All Chinese silver from this perio...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period
Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

Large Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan Meiji Period

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

The surface is decorated using a combination of techniques of low relief sculpturing and underglaze paint to depict a copper red dragon slithering in the fish-scale waves, which was ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dragonfish, 2021, surreal abstract, 36x26, oil on canvas painting with serigraph
Dragonfish, 2021, surreal abstract, 36x26, oil on canvas painting with serigraph

Dragonfish, 2021, surreal abstract, 36x26, oil on canvas painting with serigraph

By Loren Abbate

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Here the artist imagines a cosmic sea creature -- with traces of crustacean, fish, dragon, seahorse and sea anemone. The rendering is biomorphic and organic and surreal all at once,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Nephrite Jade Carved Plaque on Stand
19th Century Nephrite Jade Carved Plaque on Stand

19th Century Nephrite Jade Carved Plaque on Stand

Located in Hudson, NY

This carved Nephrite Jade plaque of a mythical best has the attributes of a dragon and a fish leaping from the water. Carved we believe in the late 18th or early 19th century to be u...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Unique & Stylish Pair of Japonisme Armchairs W. Fish / Dragon Armrest Sculptures
Unique & Stylish Pair of Japonisme Armchairs W. Fish / Dragon Armrest Sculptures

Unique & Stylish Pair of Japonisme Armchairs W. Fish / Dragon Armrest Sculptures

Located in Lisse, NL

The solid hardwood frames of these unique and beautifully designed chairs come with a variety of good quality, hand carved Japonisme style elements, but what makes them really Stand ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Dragon Fish and Visitor
Dragon Fish and Visitor

Stuart DunkelDragon Fish and Visitor

Unavailable

H 8 in W 10 in

Dragon Fish and Visitor

By Stuart Dunkel

Located in New York, NY

Provenance Stuart Dunkel Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc., New York City

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish
Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish

Ming Glazed Terracotta Architectural Sculpture of a Dragon Fish

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Its remarkable features are unrelated to those of the taxonomically-valid “dragon-fish”, and instead reflect an agglomeration of features in the same way that “foo dogs” resemble lio...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Wilhelm Kâge, "Dragon" Stoneware Figurine
Wilhelm Kâge, "Dragon" Stoneware Figurine

Wilhelm Kâge, "Dragon" Stoneware Figurine

Unavailable

H 3.94 in W 7.09 in D 3.35 in

Wilhelm Kâge, "Dragon" Stoneware Figurine

By Wilhelm Kage

Located in Salzburg, Austria

He developed this idea into a dragon fish in the beginning of the 1950s. This not so grand, but definitely humoristic figurine.

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Hornbill Belt Buckle
Hornbill Belt Buckle

Hornbill Belt Buckle

Unavailable

H 1.25 in W 3.75 in D 0.5 in

Hornbill Belt Buckle

Located in Honolulu, HI

This Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Chinese hornbill belt buckle has been carved with a dragon fish, gourd, and endless knot design. NOTE: Due to CITES restrictions, this item can only...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Horn

Large vintage table lamp, Japanese Dragonfish  1960s-1970s
Large vintage table lamp, Japanese Dragonfish  1960s-1970s

Large vintage table lamp, Japanese Dragonfish 1960s-1970s

Located in Diemen, NL

Large vintage ceramic table lamp from Japan probaly made between 1960=1970, the shape of an Dragon/fish sitting on a wooden base with a light brown/beige shade.

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Ak-47 AKS Fish become Dragon
Ak-47 AKS Fish become Dragon

Ak-47 AKS Fish become Dragon

Located in New York, NY

HongSik Kim's solo show "Morality and Violence" In the mid-2000s, Kim Hong-sik began working as a graffiti artist when he was a student at Hongik University majoring in animation. G...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars
19th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars

Located in Fulton, CA

A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain ginger jars. Depicting a dragon and fish.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Libation Cup, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, C1650
Libation Cup, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, C1650

Libation Cup, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, C1650

Unavailable

H 2.37 in W 4.18 in D 3.15 in

Libation Cup, Dehua, Qing Dynasty, C1650

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Lucious Dehua porcelain, moulded and heavily sprigged with plum blossom, deer, phoenix, fish and dragons. An attractive piece of moderate size.

Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

21-Piece Japanese Satsuma Tea Service  circa 1920
21-Piece Japanese Satsuma Tea Service  circa 1920

21-Piece Japanese Satsuma Tea Service circa 1920

By Satsuma

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

21 piece Japanese Satsuma tea service, several periods circa 1920s....relief decoration, painted, enameled and gilt surfaces covered with continuous scenes of mythological relief dra...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Satsuma Handled Serving Plate with Gold Relief Design
Japanese Satsuma Handled Serving Plate with Gold Relief Design

Japanese Satsuma Handled Serving Plate with Gold Relief Design

By Satsuma

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Set also available-- comprised of two teapots with dragon spout and fish topped covers, four serving plates, four delicate tea cups, four saucers, milk jug and cover, sugar basin and...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Jizai Okimono, Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Crab
Jizai Okimono, Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Crab

Jizai Okimono, Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Crab

Unavailable

H 1.19 in W 1.97 in D 5.91 in

Jizai Okimono, Russet-Iron Articulated Figure of a Crab

Located in Milano, IT

Their bodies and limbs are articulated, and can be moved like real animals; among these figures we can find models of dragons, birds, fishes, snakes, lobsters, crabs and insects.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Iron

Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia
Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia

Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia

Located in New York, NY

The rug is intricately complete with a variety of flora, creatures, humans, camels, birds, fish and dragons all on a copper colored field and a dark blue sky.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Silk

Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse
Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse

Nice Example of a Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure of a Prancing Horse

Located in Paris, FR

According to Zhang Yuo - a scholar and leading court official -, the performance, accompanied with music and lyrics was "heavenly": "the horses turned and twirled round as if in fl...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Tang Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish
Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish

Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish

By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

It has a lovely silver-decor of a dragon-fish. It´s in excellent condition.

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Crystal Cut Cup with Silver-Plated Chinese Dragon Fish Mount, 19th Century
Crystal Cut Cup with Silver-Plated Chinese Dragon Fish Mount, 19th Century

Crystal Cut Cup with Silver-Plated Chinese Dragon Fish Mount, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

A late 19th-century crystal cut cup raised on a silver-plated metal base and supported by a stem representing a mythical Chinese dragon fish. An exquisite work of crystal cutting and...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Faux Jade Rhinestone Dragon Fish Brooch Pin Faux Pearl CZ Necklace and Earrings
Faux Jade Rhinestone Dragon Fish Brooch Pin Faux Pearl CZ Necklace and Earrings

Faux Jade Rhinestone Dragon Fish Brooch Pin Faux Pearl CZ Necklace and Earrings

Located in Montreal, QC

Fish Dragon design Brooch marked: KJL; body of the dragon is faux jade, eye set with a marquise rhinestone; surround enhanced by tiny round rhinestones and black enamel; on silver to...

Category

Vintage 1980s Modernist Choker Necklaces

Materials

Pearl

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Garden Stools Side Tables with Dragons
Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Garden Stools Side Tables with Dragons

Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Garden Stools Side Tables with Dragons

Located in West Hartford, CT

Stunning pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain garden stools with intricate hand painted motif of dragons, fish and flowers. Pierced detail at top and sides.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Stools

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Slate Tazzas
Pair of Gilt Bronze and Slate Tazzas

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Slate Tazzas

Sold

H 12.25 in W 8.25 in D 7 in

Pair of Gilt Bronze and Slate Tazzas

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Pair of highly stylized gilt bronze and slate tazzas featuring phoenixes and dragon fish.

Category

Antique 19th Century European Urns

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Hermès by Philippe LeDoux Pavois White 90cm Silk Scarf, 1964
Hermès by Philippe LeDoux Pavois White 90cm Silk Scarf, 1964

Hermès by Philippe LeDoux Pavois White 90cm Silk Scarf, 1964

By Hermès

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Designed by Philippe LeDoux in 1964, the scarf has a white background with a multi national nautical flag pattern surrounding an anchor with a shell, dragon fish and rope. In excelle...

Category

1960s French Scarves

Chinese Style Bronzed Metal Standing Buddha with Verdigris Patina
Chinese Style Bronzed Metal Standing Buddha with Verdigris Patina

Chinese Style Bronzed Metal Standing Buddha with Verdigris Patina

Located in Rio Vista, CA

The Buddha is depicted perched on a lotus blossom over ocean waves with two dragon fish on each side. He is draped in flowing robes embellished with Asian motif patterns and designs ...

Category

Late 20th Century Thai Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze, Zinc

Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Vase, Fluted Body and Castellated Top, Ca. 1840
Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Vase, Fluted Body and Castellated Top, Ca. 1840

Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Vase, Fluted Body and Castellated Top, Ca. 1840

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Canton Famille Rose Mandarin pattern shaped vase, the waisted neck with a castellated or linen fold neck and rim, the interior rim decorated with four iron red and gilded bats, the n...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Arts and Crafts period large wall hanging copper charger by J F Poole, English
Arts and Crafts period large wall hanging copper charger by J F Poole, English

Arts and Crafts period large wall hanging copper charger by J F Poole, English

Located in Central England, GB

At its centre, there is an impressive 18th century high masted sailing ship out at sea and circling around its perimeter there are a group of dragon fish all deeply hammered and embo...

Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Carp Fish Dragon Gate Plate
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Carp Fish Dragon Gate Plate

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Carp Fish Dragon Gate Plate

Located in Long Island City, NY

The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome design of fish and a sea dragon in a seascape on the blue ground made in the Cloisonne technique.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Dragon Cachepot Planter Jardiniere Fish Bowl in Tony Duquette Style
Dragon Cachepot Planter Jardiniere Fish Bowl in Tony Duquette Style

Dragon Cachepot Planter Jardiniere Fish Bowl in Tony Duquette Style

By Tony Duquette

Located in Stamford, CT

Dragon cachepot planter jardiniere fish bowl in Tony Duquette style Asian jardiniere features raised detailed dragons in different shades of glazed earth tones and turquoise glaze o...

Category

Vintage 1950s Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Composition

Japanese Fine Birds, Fish, Dragon & Flowers "Fan" Hand Painted Screen
Japanese Fine Birds, Fish, Dragon & Flowers "Fan" Hand Painted Screen

Japanese Fine Birds, Fish, Dragon & Flowers "Fan" Hand Painted Screen

Located in South Burlington, VT

Thirty fans are represented in full color including fan compositions of birds, fish, dragon, tiger, flowers, and more. Lovely vivid vibrant colors feature rich gold mist back groun...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Green Large Bowl Argenta #901, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon
Green Large Bowl Argenta #901, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon

Green Large Bowl Argenta #901, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon

By Wilhelm Kage, Gustavsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

A lovely bowl of model Argenta 901 designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg, this bowl is 32,5 cm (13") in diameter and about 13 cm (5,2") high. It´s in excellent condition. The decor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Pearl Dragon by BARC the dog, underwater scene, fish, lily pads, pink, green
Pearl Dragon by BARC the dog, underwater scene, fish, lily pads, pink, green

Pearl Dragon by BARC the dog, underwater scene, fish, lily pads, pink, green

By BARC the dog

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Pearl Dragon by BARC the dog (2021), underwater scene, fish, plants, pop art comic book style, acrylic on canvas, illustration, cartoon inspired character art Welcome to the world B...

Category

2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Dragon Fish", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Dragon Fish For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of dragon fish for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct dragon fish — often made from metal, ceramic and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are 177 antique and vintage dragon fish for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 19 modern editions to choose from as well. Dragon fish have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of dragon fish to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, Victorian and Arts and Crafts dragon fish are of considerable interest. Wilhelm Kåge, Carlo Lorenzetti and Satsuma each produced beautiful dragon fish that are worth considering.

How Much are Dragon Fish?

Prices for dragon fish start at $219 and top out at $375,000 with the average selling for $2,951.