KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

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A FAMILLE VERTE ROULEAU VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The sides painted with a scene of King Wen and his attendants bringing gifts to Jiang Taigong by a river amidst a mountain landscape, the shoulder with four shaped cartouches, each featuring one of the four scholarly accomplishments reserved on a band of floral pattern, the neck painted with figures in a river landscape
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high

Provenance

French & Company, New York, 1965.
Collection of George L. Kroll, Houston, TX, 1965-1995.

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Lot Essay

The scene illustrated on the present vase is taken from the Western Zhou dynasty legend of King Wen. Among the sages he sought to help him rule his kingdom was Jiang Taigong, who had left the service of the Shang King because of the latter's debauchery and corruption. King Wen found Jiangtaigong fishing by the Wei River and persuaded him to come back with him and appointed him Prime Minister. This story was later adapted and incorporated into the Ming dynasty novel Fengshen yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods).

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