Jingdezhen Hand-Painted Goldfish Miniature Porcelain Bud Vases

Red goldfish move through blue aquatic foliage across five small Jingdezhen porcelain forms. The painting is light enough to leave the white ground visible, so the fish appear in motion rather than enclosed by a dense pattern.

In Chinese decorative language, goldfish are associated with abundance and surplus. Here that meaning is carried by an object made for close placement: a writing desk, shelf, tea table, bedside surface, or entry console, where a single stem is enough.

Each silhouette changes the painting. The tall Meiren form gives the brushwork a vertical rhythm; the Yuhuchun and Donggua forms open a broader curved field; the Tianqiu and wide-mouth vases keep the scene compact. One vase makes an intimate single-stem accent. The complete set turns the same school of goldfish into a small collection, with five profiles that reward comparison from one end of a shelf to the other.

• Origin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
• Material: High-fired white porcelain
• Decoration: Hand-painted red goldfish and blue aquatic foliage
• Finish: Glossy white glaze
• Tianqiu (Globular) Vase: 6 cm W x 7.5 cm H / 2.4 in W x 3.0 in H
• Meiren (Slender) Vase: 5 cm W x 14.5 cm H / 2.0 in W x 5.7 in H
• Yuhuchun (Pear-Shaped) Vase: 6.2 cm W x 11 cm H / 2.4 in W x 4.3 in H
• Wide-Mouth Vase: 7.4 cm W x 7 cm H / 2.9 in W x 2.8 in H
• Donggua (Ovoid) Vase: 5.1 cm W x 10.3 cm H / 2.0 in W x 4.1 in H
• Use: Made to hold water for single fresh stems, fine branches, or small cuttings; also suitable for dry stems and unfilled display
• Variation: Small differences in brushwork, glaze, and motif placement are expected