A BLUE AND WHITE YENYEN VASE, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Painted in deep purplish underglaze blue with figures in mountainous river landscapes, on both the body and the neck a scholar converses with an attendant on a river bank while a fisherman is in a sampan in the river nearby. Note the finely graduated shades of blue, adding a third dimension to the magnificent scene.Provenance: The Holzapfel Collection (label to base). A Swedish private collection, formed during the 1950s and 1960s, acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the family.Condition: The mouth rim with a small chip and associated old fill. A U-shaped crack extending from there, with a section of the mouth broken off and sensitively reattached. Some wear, expected firing irregularities, extensive fritting to rim, but no spraying or overpainting of any kind.Weight: 3,536 gDimensions: Height 44 cmAuction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 431Price: USD 27,600 or approx.EUR 37,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blue and white yenyen vase, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Note the size (45.1 cm)康熙青花山水人物鳳尾尊中國，1662-1722年。尊撇口、長頸、溜肩、腹以下漸斂，近足處外撇、圈足。通體青花裝飾。器身採用通景式構圖繪山水人物圖，畫面中高山聳立，流水潺潺，幾位人物坐於石板之上或談笑風生，或舉桿垂釣，悠然自得，表現出士大夫避世隱逸的生活情趣。