Blue & White Porcelain Jardinière - Fish Design Material - Pine (Reclaimed) Originally they were used as

Originally they were used as day to day objects for measuring rice

This piece has beautiful original painting and would make a stunning addition to a hallway or living room

It is likely that it would have been recessed into a wall in a home and used for the reading of daily prayers

The naive style depicts a range of characters and floral designs on natural earthen coloured fields

richly patinated finish

Blue & White Porcelain Jardinière - Fish Design Material - Pine (Reclaimed) Originally they were used asThis reproduction Chinese porcelain jardinire is decorated with a delicate fish design and is ideally suited for a plant, perhaps an orchid, or a flowing crawler such as a devil's ivy. The fish is a longstanding symbol of wealth in China as the Chinese symbol for fish 'yu' can also be translated to 'abundance'. In ancient China, a fish in water symbolised marital harmony. This design is inspired by an important 14th century, Yuan style fish and algae