A SMALL AND RARE FAMILLE ROSE ‘CORMORANT FISHING’ BOWL, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1875. The deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a flared rim. Decorated in bright enamels with a sampan emerging from rocks and bamboo, carrying a fisherman and a lady, the reverse with two fishermen on bamboo rafts fishing with the help of cormorants. The recessed base painted in iron-red with a six-character markda Qing Tongzhi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, the foot with few tiny nicks.Weight: 112.2 gDimensions: Diameter 10.6 cmCormorant fishing is a traditional technique in which fishermen use trained cormorants to catch fish in rivers. Historically, this style of fishing has taken place in Japan and China, as well as Greece, North Macedonia, and briefly, England and France. In China, the Bai people have utilized cormorant fishing since the 9th century on the banks of Erhai Lake. Traditionally practiced for sustenance, cormorant fishing is now primarily performed for tourists.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2015, lot 522Price: HKD 106,250 or approx.EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A famille-rose 'three rams' bowl, mark and period of tongzhiExpert remark: Note the larger size (14.4 cm).同治款及年代粉彩“鸕鷀捕魚圖”小碗中國，1861-1875年。敞口，口略外撇，弧腹，圈足。粉彩描繪漁夫捕魚圖，漁船上，一位漁夫正在修補捕魚竹籠；水中竹筏上老漁夫正在撒鸕鷀捕魚。畫面充滿活力與動感。圈足内礬紅彩“大清同治年製”六字款。