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Kangxi Porcelain – A Private Collection
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 114

A RARE AND EXCEPTI ONAL UNDERGLAZE -RED AND FAMILLE -VERTE 'ROSE' VASE, KANGXI MARK
AND PE RIOD
Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 USD

A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGLAZE-RED AND FAMILLE-VERTE 'ROSE' VASE
KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD
清康熙 釉裏紅綠彩折枝玫瑰紋水盂 《大清康熙年製》款

finely potted, the globular body rising to a short waisted neck and lipped rim, delicately painted with a pair of lush flowering rose
branches rising from the base, each bearing two copper-red blossoms in rich strawberry-red tones, one partially open and the
other in full bloom, the aubergine stems and leaves of varying green elegantly outlined in black, the recessed base inscribed in
underglaze blue with a six-character mark in three columns

Height 3½ in., 8.9 cm

Catalogue Note
Exquisitely potted and sparingly painted with a serene design of two rose sprays, this rare vase highlights the technical progress
achieved by craftsmen under the visionary Kangxi Emperor (r. 1662-1722), one of China’s greatest rulers. Despite coming to the
throne at a young age, he realized that to gain and retain the respect necessary to rule over a predominantly Han-Chinese elite, he
had to be exemplary in his knowledge as well as his deeds. Thus, he devoted himself to learning and understanding China’s history,
culture and achievements in the natural sciences. In doing so, he revived industries and workshops that had laid stagnant for
nearly sixty years with traditional and innovative technologies. The emperor’s principal aim appears to have been to regain
standards of quality that had long been lost, and to employ ancient techniques in a new way.

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