ID 807519 
Lot 928  | A MASSIVE AND SUPERBLY DECORATED FAMILLE VERTE 'ROMANCE OF THREE KINGDOMS’ ROULEAU VASE
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000 
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The cylindrical body is exquisitely decorated with a continuous scene from chapter twenty of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which the Emperor Xianzong leads a hunting expedition with the heroes Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the entourage, and Cao Cao successfully shoots a deer after the Emperor’s multiple failed attempts, implying his ambition for the throne. The slanted shoulder is decorated with medallions containing beribboned emblems against a diaper ground below the neck decorated with Shoulao (the Star God of Longevity) presenting a peach to a child held by the Star God of Blessings and accompanied by the Star God of Prosperity. The galleried rim is encircled by an iron-red band of formal scrolls.
30 in. (76 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 27 February 1973, lot 80.
Sotheby’s London, 7 November 2007, lot 329.
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain | 
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Applied technique: | Pottery | 
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain | 
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
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