A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE

KANGXI PERIOD

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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN ROULEAU VASE
KANGXI PERIOD
Enameled with a very carefully rendered continuous mountain landscape showing figures among pagodas and villas in a mountain setting, a river meandering through, flower-head motifs at the shoulder and figures playing go at the neck
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Chait Galleries, New York, 22 June 2005.

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Lot Essay

Mentioned in Confucius' Analects, the game go, or weiqi, originated in China over 2,500 years ago. Played by adding black and white stones to a 19 by 19 line grid, this deceptively simple two-person game requires a tactical mind and remains popular to this day.

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