A FAMILLE VERTE ‘LOTUS BAND’ COVERED BALUSTER PORCELAIN JAR, KANGXIFinely potted and well painted in polychrome Famille Verte enamels and iron red, with glazing inside, on the foot and also inside the lidChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722)The jar decorated with a scrolling band of four single lotus blossoms, each on a separate leafy stem, the lotus pod at the center of each flower neatly painted in iron red, all set between a band of lappets encircling the base and an elaborate cloud-collar band enclosing stylized chrysanthemum medallions surrounded by their stems, leaves and blossoms on a pale-green ground, the rim with a chevron filet. The lid with a flower border on the lip, immediately followed by a smaller “double cloud” border delicately painted in iron red, a second cloud-collar band enclosing stylized chrysanthemum and a large chrysanthemum blossom painted in iron red on the knob.Shape: Lidded baluster jar Weight: 3080 grams including the lidDimensions: Height 35 cm including lidCondition: Excellent condition with some minor fritting to rim and a few tiny glaze flakes, both common with original Kangxi porcelains of this typeProvenance: Property from a Prominent Chicago CollectionLiterature comparison: IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby's, 12 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK, lot 353. (for one example of a rouleau vase with a similar border) IMPORTANT CHINESE ART. Sotheby's, 12 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK, lot 347. (for one example of a pair of vases similarly painted with a scrolling band of flowering lotus borne on an undulating, leafing stem)康熙硬彩如意蓮花紋將軍罐胎體細膩，硬彩以及鐵紅釉，瓶内、底足及沿内上釉中國，康熙(1662-1722)造型：將軍罐重量：總重3080 克尺寸：縂高 35 厘米品相：保存極好，沿内些微修釉，一些開片，都符合康熙年間此類器物的情況來源： 芝加哥一位明星人物收藏