A LARGE POWDER-BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED BALUSTER JAR, KANGXI China, 1662-1722. The body of the vase finely decorated in gilt with scrolling lotus and pendant ruyi chimes, the shoulder with a circumferential band of bamboo and lotus, the mouth exterior and foot with lappet borders. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection. Condition: Superb condition with wear to the gilt and firing irregularities. Weight: 13.3 kg Dimensions: Height 53 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jar, significantly smaller and with the gilt almost entirely worn off, sold by Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 16 September 2009 in New York, lot 195, for USD $10,625. 大型灑藍釉描金罐，康熙 中國，1662-1722。描金罐主體飾有精美的描金纏枝蓮紋與如意紋，肩部飾有環繞的竹和蓮花帶，罐口和足部有仿古紋飾帶。 來源：奧地利老私人收藏 品相：品相極好，描金磨損和燒製缺陷。 重量：13.3 公斤 尺寸：高 53 厘米