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Lot details China, 1662-1722. The globular body rising from a short foot to a tall cylindrical neck, finely painted with three large iron-red carps swimming among gilt-decorated algae, floral blooms, and small aquatic creatures, the confronting carps with black pupils and gilt highlights. Provenance: British trade. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, some rubbing to gilt, light surface scratches to base, the vase slightly leaning. Weight: 2,638 g Dimensions: Height 44 cm Expert’s note: A 19th-century dating for the present vase can be safely excluded due to the fine use of and characteristic wear to the gilt, the skillful shadings of the iron-red, the brilliance of the powder-blue glaze, as well as the distinct pottery marks inside the neck and the fact that the vase is slightly leaning. These features do not appear in such coherent unity on later pieces, removing any doubt as to the Kangxi dating of this piece. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 5 November 2013, lot 417 Price: GBP 20,000 or approx. EUR 29,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of powder-blue ground iron-red and gilt decorated vases, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, manner of painting, and decoration with similar iron-red and gilt on a powder-blue ground. Note the smaller size (36.1 cm), different form, and that the lot comprises a pair. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 444 Price: USD 15,600 or approx. EUR 21,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An Iron-Red and Gilt-Decorated Powder-Blue-Ground Rouleau Vase, Kangxi Period (1662-1722) Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject with four carps painted in similar iron-red and gilt on a powder-blue ground. Also note the similar size (45.1 cm). 康熙粉青紅彩三鯉長頸瓶 中國，1662-1722年。細長頸，球腹，圈足。瓶身細繪三條礬紅釉大鯉魚，描金水藻、花卉和小型水生動物，對峙的鯉魚黑瞳描金突出。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，描金有一些摩擦，底部有輕微的劃痕，花瓶略微傾斜。 重量：2,638 克 尺寸：高 44 厘米 專家注釋：由於鎏金的使用和特有的磨損以及礬紅色巧妙的陰影、粉藍色釉的光彩以及獨特的器型，可以排除這件花瓶為十九世紀的產品。這些特徵並沒有在後來的作品中如此連貫地統一出現，從而消除了關於這件作品為康熙時代的疑問。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年11月5日，lot 417 價格：GBP 20,000（相當於今日EUR 29,500） 描述：康熙一對藍地礬紅釉描金花瓶 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題、繪畫風格和相似的藍地礬紅釉和描金。 請注意尺寸較小(36.1 厘米)，不同的外形，以及此瓶為一對。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2006年3月29日，lot 444 價格：USD 15,600（相當於今日EUR 21,500） 描述：康熙藍地礬紅釉描金花瓶 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題，以礬紅釉畫有四條鯉魚。請注意相似的尺寸(45.1 厘米)。