A blue and white rouleau vase
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

of characteristic cylindrical form painted on the exterior in bright cobalt blue with a continuous scene of sages in discussion and otherwise occupied along a riverscape with high mountains, and with pavilions set among trees and shrubs, a flight of birds overhead, the neck and galleried rim encircled with key-fret, ruyi head and scroll borders, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a double circle
44 cm high

• Lot Sold $15,000 (Hammer Price)
• $18,300 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

Some scattered small dark spots in the glaze. Generally good condition.

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