Ceramic roof figure: body of a dragon fish

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 508
Type: ceramics; architectural fragment
Date of production:
19th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials: earthenware
Techniques: glazed
Dimensions: length: 34.3 cm
Figures of fish dragons decorated, among others, the ridges and edges of roofs. On ridges, the mythical beasts are facing each other, while on edges they face the eaves end.