A MAGNIFICENT POWDER-BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED ROULEAU VASE, KANGXI PERIOD China, 1662-1722. Of cylindrical form, the neck with a galleried rim, gilt-decorated with two larger rectangular panels depicting pheasants perched on a rock and surrounded by chrysanthemums, prunus, and peonies, further with four smaller panels of square and circular shape, each with auspicious flowers, all above a dense floral diaper pattern. The upper rim with a key-fret border, and a lappet band above the foot. The interior covered in white.

Provenance: From a private collection on the East Coast, North America. A notable private collector in Kensington, London, United Kingdom, acquired from the above. Sotheby's London, Important Chinese Art, 3 November 2021, lot 170, bought in at a net reserve of GBP 30,000 or EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor old wear and some firing irregularities, light surface scratches, minuscule fritting to the rim. The gilt is particularly well preserved.

Weight: 4,626 g
Dimensions: Height 47.8 cm

Blue monochromatic wares with gilt decoration first appeared in the Yuan dynasty. During the Kangxi period it was the custom to spray the cobalt oxide onto the porcelain which gave an attractive, mottled quality to the wares. More often than not, the powder blue was further ornamented with gilt-painted decoration, the cool metallic tones contrasting effectively with the rich mottled blue as witnessed on this vase.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related powder blue rouleau vase with gilt decorations, with a Kangxi mark and of the period, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 79.2.153.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 457
Price: USD 125,000 or approx. EUR 153,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-decorated powder-blue-ground rouleau vase, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Expert remark: Compare the near identical form and decoration as well as the similar size (46.5 cm)

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康熙霽藍釉描金棒槌瓶
中國，1662-1722年。盤口，短直頸，圓折肩，圓筒狀長腹，圈足。通體施霽藍釉，描金錦地。腹部開光，描金繪製了牡丹、梅花與菊花等富貴花卉，雉鷄栖息在樹下。畫面富貴華麗，細節生動。

來源：北美東海岸私人收藏；英國倫敦肯辛頓知名私人收藏，購於上述收藏；2021年11月3日倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art, lot 170, 底價GBP 30,000 ，相當於現在的EUR 37,500。
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和一些燒製不規則、表面淺劃痕、邊緣有微小熔塊。描金保存得極好。

重量：4,626克
尺寸：高47.8厘米

霽藍釉描金紋瓷器最早出現於元代。康熙年間，有將氧化鈷噴在瓷器上的工藝，使瓷器具有誘人的斑駁質感。更多時候，霽藍釉被描金進一步裝飾，金色與這個花瓶上豐富的斑駁藍色形成鮮明對比。

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的康熙款及年代霽藍釉描金棒槌瓶，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，編號79.2.153。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年3月19日，lot 457
價格：USD 125,000（相當於今日EUR 146,500）
描述：清代康熙霽藍釉描金棒槌瓶
專家評論：比較幾乎相同的外型、描金和尺寸 (46.5厘米)。