Lot 1319. A blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 105,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 

The vase is finely painted in various shades of rich cobalt blue with a continuous scene of a fishermen on a lake below birds in flight within a mountainous river landscape, all below floral sprays and a single bowstring band on the neck.

Note: A Kangxi blue and white rouleau vase painted with very similar decoration is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 36 - Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red (III), Hong Kong, 2000, p. 19, no. 15.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 19 - 20 September 2013