Birdcage Waterpot with Koi

c. 1900
$48 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 1.75" D: 2.0" H: 1.75"
Materials
Porcelain
Collection #
CBH061
Estimated Shipping
$1

This petite porcelain cup is an early 20th-century waterpot that once hung on the side of a birdcage. Likely for the pet of a Qing-dynasty aristocrat, the cup is painted with tufts of seaweed and ornamental koi fish, symbols of happiness and abundance.

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