KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1744)

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A RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’ ROULEAU VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1744)
The vase is painted in rich tones of cobalt blue with a continuous scene depicting four groups of scholars engaged in conversations amid a tranquil riverscape scene. The cylindrical neck is moulded with a bow-string band dividing various decorative bands above and below, all beneath a galleried rim.
29 7/8 in. (76 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired at Hancocks, London, according to label
Sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2011, lot 293

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Lot Essay

The present vase is larger than most other rouleau vases of this period. For another rare blue and white rouleau vase (77 cm.) of this size group, compare to an example painted with a similar riverscape scene in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in Underglaze Blue & Red, Hong Kong, 1987, no. 117. Compare also to a smaller example (45.7 cm.) in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2010, p. 19, no.15.

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