Chinese Blue Glass Vase with Fisherman and Symbols

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A Chinese blue glass bottle-neck vase, Qianlong four-character incised mark but later, carved in high relief of a fisherman catching a carp by a lotus pond, accompanied by various symbols of longevity and fortuity such as peaches, cranes, pine trees, and ruyi fungus, all against an incised 'sea wave' ground, 28.3 cm high

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Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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