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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE
Kangxi
Decorated in vivid blue tones with a rectangular
panel depicting a mountainous river landscape
dotted with trees, rocks and pavilions, inscribed all
around with the Preface to Poems from the Pavilion
of the Prince of Teng by Tang dynasty poet Wang Bo
in uniform kaishu script, the neck embellished with
various decorative bands.
73cm (28 6/8in) high
£6,000 - 10,000
HK$71,000 - 120,000
CNY58,000 - 97,000
清康熙 青花「滕王閣序」題字棒槌大瓶
Provenance: a European private collection
來源： 歐洲私人收藏
The impressive size of the present vase is a
testament to the technical ability of the potters,
creating a large ‘canvas’ allowing the portrayal
of landscape and literary subject matters. Large
vases decorated with a landscape scene and an
accompanying poem are unusual. However, see
a beaker vase depicted with the ‘Later Ode to
the Red Cliff’ by Song poet, Su Shi (1036-1101),
illustrated in the Complete Collection of Treasures of
the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with
Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, pl.32.
See a related blue and white yen yen vase, sold at
Christie’s New York, 19 September 2006, lot 1701;
a related blue and white rouleau vase painted with
a landscape scene, sold in these rooms on 12 May
2011, lot 289.

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