A FINE POWDER-BLUE GLAZED ROULEAU VASE, KANGXI PERIOD

A FINE POWDER-BLUE GLAZED ROULEAU VASE, KANGXI PERIOD

China, 1662-1722. Well potted with a simple cylindrical body rising from a short recessed foot to gently canted shoulders and a broad neck, encircled by a raised bowstring beneath the everted lipped rim. The exterior is covered in a remarkably rich and intense powder-blue glaze of exceptionally even and homogeneous tone, contrasting with the white-glazed interior and base. The restrained simplicity of the form serves to emphasize the striking monochrome glaze.

Provenance: London trade. Reportedly acquired at a small estate auction in Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom.

Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including dark spots and little glaze flaking at the bowstring.

Weight: 872 g
Dimensions: Height 25 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related blue-glazed rouleau vase, dated to the Kangxi period, 30 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1948,1019.8.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Near-identical
Auction: Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 293
Price: USD 8,400 or approx.

EUR 12,000 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of powder-blue-glazed rouleau vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, decoration, and size (24.7 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 27 October 2023, lot 257
Price: GBP 5,760 or approx.

EUR 7,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A powder-blue-glazed rouleau vase, Kangxi
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the size (19 cm).

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