Chinese Goldfish Wall Calendar – Ornamental Pets, Imperial Fish, Semi-Glossy Paper

Chinese goldfish tell a story of rise and fall. Once prized as ornamental pets, coveted by emperors and nobles as exotic symbols of good luck — today they’re fairground prizes and the butt of memory jokes. But it was not always so. Anything can lose its shine when it becomes too easily attainable, and that was the goldfish’s undoing. This wall calendar draws from one of the most extraordinary and rare books ever published: Histoire naturelle des dorades de la Chine, the first European monograph on goldfish, featuring 48 hand-coloured plates of 88 varieties of China goldfish in luminous golds, greens, and blues. Rooted in Chinese vintage paintings sent directly to the court of Louis XV and engraved by French court artist François-Nicolas Martinet, these goldfish prints capture a lost world of imperial wonder — so exquisite that a first edition sold at Christie’s for over $35,000.

We curated a selection of the most stunning images from this remarkable book to create a calendar that is a true conversation starter in any space — a perfect housewarming gift or goldfish gift for anyone who loves goldfish charm, nature art, or the beauty of Chinese vintage illustration. After the year is over, cut out the images and frame them as elegant goldfish prints for yourself, or give them as deeply meaningful and lasting gifts to friends.

Customers in the United States will receive the calendar in Ledger size (11×16.5 inches), while those in the EU, UK, Australia, and other regions will receive it in A3 size (29.7×42 cm).

• 1 cover page
• 12 inner pages
• Paper: 250 gsm / 100 lb semi-glossy silk paper
• Hanging hook for flexible display
• Sturdy wire-binding

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