Decorated in famille verte enamels, with fish amongst lotus leaves and crabs, terminating in an openwork plaque with two confronting dragon fish and a flaming pearl, the cover with the same decoration.
Decorated in famille verte enamels, with fish amongst lotus leaves and crabs, terminating in an openwork plaque with two confronting dragon fish and a flaming pearl, the cover with the same decoration.
An identical cistern is in the collection of the Casa Museu Dr. Anastacio Goncalves in Lisboa (see, A casa das Porcelaines, ceramica da museu Dr. Anastacio Goncalves, 1996, p. 224-225)
A similar cister is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum (access number AE86587.1A-C).
A cistern with this design was exhibited at the Biennale des Antiquaires at the Grand Palais in Paris in 2014 by Jorge Welsh.
For an identical cistern, see Christie’s Londres, 9 décember 2011, lot 428 (sold 16.250 livres)
