A BLUE AND WHITE HEXAGONAL BALUSTER VASE, LATE QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The baluster body supported on a gently spreading foot to a long waisted neck with a flared rim, the neck flanked by two openwork handles in the form of branches bearing pomegranates, finely painted in underglaze blue depicting a mountain and river landscape with pavilions and figures including an equestrian and farmer traversing a bridge, a fisherman on his boat, and a scholar in a pavilion. Provenance: From the private estate of Dr. Rudolf Majlat (1923-2007), who was an Austrian diplomat serving as consul general to Hong Kong between 1963 and 1971. As one of Austria’s foremost experts on East Asia at the time, he played a vital role in establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Austria and the People’s Republic of China in 1971. Condition: Minor wear, light surface scratches, the handles with small losses, the lip with few chips and an old fill, and some manufacturing flaws including dark spots.Weight: 7,912 g Dimensions: Height 59.7 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 29 March 2007, lot 411Price: GBP 1,920 or approx. EUR 3,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of Chinese blue and white hexagonal baluster vases, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form, landscape decoration, and size (59.7 cm). Note the lot comprises two vases and that the handles show major losses.清末青花山水六方瓶中國，十九世紀。瓶器型較大，做成六方形，喇叭形敞口，束長頸，鏤空雙耳，豐肩，圈足外撇，底端出臺，足沿較寬。通體施白釉，青花描繪山水景觀、亭台樓閣和人物，如騎馬者和農夫過橋，船上漁夫，亭中文人。 來源：Rudolf Majlat (1923-2007)博士舊藏。他曾是奧地利外交官，1963年至1971年間擔任駐香港總領事。作為當時奧地利最重要的東亞問題專家之一，他在奧地利與中國建立外交關係方面發揮了重要作用。 品相：輕微磨損、表面劃痕、缺口和唇緣小修補，一些製造缺陷，包括黑點。 重量：7,912 克 尺寸：高 59.7 釐米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2007年3月29日，lot 411 價格：GBP 1,920（相當於今日EUR 3,900） 描述：十九世紀一對青花六方瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外形、山水裝飾和尺寸(59.7毫米)。請注意此對瓶的一耳有缺失。