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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√ in. (76 cm.) high
HK$1,200,000-1,800,000 US$160,000-230,000

P R O V E NAN C E :
Acquired at Hancocks, London, according to label
Sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2011, lot 293
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.

清康熙 青花山水人物圖棒槌瓶

來源:
Hancocks，倫敦（據標籤）
邦瀚斯，倫敦，2011年5月12日，拍品293號
本瓶為此類康熙青花棒槌瓶中尺寸較大者。尺寸近似者可比較上海博物館
藏一件青花山水人物圖棒槌瓶（77公分），載於《青花釉裏紅》，香港，1987
年，圖版117號。另比較北京故宮博物院藏一件尺寸較小的青花山水人物圖
棒槌瓶（45.7公分），見故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集《青花釉裏紅（下）》，
香港，2010年，頁19，圖版15號。

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