KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

The luminous black glaze which decorates this rouleau-form vase is known as 'noir miroir' or 'mirror black' for its dark, glassy surface. A pair of large rouleau vases with tall necks, decorated with circular and square panels and a similar ground pattern, mounted in rococo ormolu, is illustrated by Beurdeley and Raindre, Qing porcelain: famille verte, famille rose, New York, 1987, no. 374, p. 271. Another rouleau vase of similar form, but decorated in with large vertical panels on the same black ground, is also illustrated, p. 160, no. 223.