Fine Asian Art

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' ROULEAU PORCELAIN VASE, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722)

h cm 45,1

It is beautifully painted in underglaze blue across the entire body with a continuous scene depicting a mountainous river landscape characterized by rocks, clouds, trees, and pavilions, where scholars are portrayed with their attendants and a fisherman guides his boat toward the shore. The neck is decorated with two bands of Greek key and ruyi. The center of the base is marked with a double circle in underglaze blue.

Provenance: private collection, Liguria.

Catalogue notes:

For a similar vase of the same shape, style, and decoration, see the example housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (III), no. 15, p. 19.

Also see the vase sold by Christie's, live auction 16695, The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including the Quek Kiok Lee Collection, 9 October 2019, Hong Kong, lot no. 233.

青花山水纹棒槌瓶，中国，清康熙