A SLENDER FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1...

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A SLENDER FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
康熙五彩山水圖紋瓶
brightly enamelled in famille verte enamels, this rare vase is a good example of landscape painting reminiscent of the classical literati style of the Kangxi period. With a continuous scene set in a mountainous river scape with three figures in conversation about to cross a bridge. There are two further figures on the bridge that appear to be lost in thought and a solitary fisherman on a promontory below. A scholar sits in a pavilion is observing the whole scene. The composition follows a winding path that wends its way upward through mountains and streams. There is an element of theatricality in the presentation of humble fishermen as they eke out a living on the water to the lofty retreats of the scholarly elite who are cradled amongst the rugged mountains.
35cm high

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Christie’s London, “ Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Export Art”, 9 November 2004, Lot 234.

RELATED EXAMPLE: For a pair of Kangxi famille verte ovoid vases detailing a similar style of landscape painting see "A Culture Revealed: Kangxi Era Chinese Porcelain from the Ji Rui Tang Collection", Jeffrey P Stamen and Cynthia Volk with Yibin Ni, No:48, Pages 130-131