A SMALL FAMILLE VERTE ROULEAU VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The vase is decorated with a continuous scene from a novel depicting an official and a soldier in combat as a young maiden looks on, the scene interrupted on one side by a pierced rock, all below a peony band on the shoulder and bamboo and flying insects on the neck.
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high
Lot Essay
Three small rouleau vases with related decoration were sold at Sotheby Parke Bernet Hong Kong, 29 November 1976, lots 605-607.