The Fish shape of the antique roof glazed tile of the forbidden city building. The glazed tiles have been used in China since the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 – 256 BC) as a material for roofs. In the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, glazed tiles became ever more popular for top-tier buildings, including palace halls in the Forbidden City, and ceremonial temples (for example the Heavenly Temple).There are two main types of Chinese glazed tiles: glazed tubular tile and glazed plate tile. Glazed tubular tiles are moulded into tube shape on a wooden mould, then cut into halves along their length, producing two tubular tiles, each semicircular in section. A tube-shaped clay mould can be cut into four equal parts, with a cross section of a quarter of a circle, then glazed into a four plate tile.

Dimension: H 26cm (10.24); L 21x10cm (8.27x3.93).

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