A Famille Verte Porcelain Rouleau Vase

KANGXI PERIOD (1654-1722)

清康熙五彩開光山水圖棒槌瓶
having a slender body rising above a slightly cantilevered foot, narrowing at the shoulder to a compact cylindrical neck beneath a leveled mouth ring, the surface enameled with a band of lotus beneath opposing rectangular riverscape panels divided by four fruit and leaf form reserves enclosing various flora and fauna, all against a black stippled green diaper ground with chrysanthemum heads issuing foliate scrolls interspersed with chilongs; the neck with foliate reserves above lotus and ruyi head rings encircling the shoulder; the recessed base bearing a double ring in underglaze blue.

Height 18 3/4 in., 47.5 cm.

Property from the Collection of Joseph H. and June S. Hennage, Williamsburg, Virginia, Sold to Benefit The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Rare Art Inc., Oriental Fine Arts, New York

In overall in stable condition, with some pitting and soiling to the surface and shelfwear at the foot. Two hairlines at the mouth rim, one terminating with a chip to glaze alongside scattered restoration and chipping at said rim and underlip. The surface with some adhesive residue and soiling, particularly to shoulder and mountain landscape panel. The underside intact, showing some firing imperfections and red-toned resin residue, likely as previously mounted as a lamp. Additional images available upon request.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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A Famille Verte Porcelain Rouleau Vase

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