A FAMILLE-VERTE 'FIGURAL' ROULEAU VASE QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

the cylindrical form brightly enameled with an iron-red dream bubble emanating from a sliver of garden just above the base, enclosing a scene of domestic harmony depicting a seated official happily enjoying a meal surrounded by numerous beautiful ladies, the long table laden with small dishes attended by women of the household amid a luxurious setting including a massive floor screen decorated with a crane among pine trees in the background, and further furnishings, all between a yellow-ground foliate motif border encircling the base and pale green stippled floral border around the shoulder, the neck with a Daoist priest bestowing magical powder to a practitioner, the base with a double circle in underglaze blue, coll. no. 1265

The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2003.

There are two long restored body cracks, restoration to some enamels and to frits and small chips along the rim.
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