A MASSIVE COPPER-RED AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE 'LANDSCAPE' FISH BOWL, QING DYNASTY China, 18^th-19^th century. Of steeply rounded form, finely painted with a continuous scene of minuscule figures in a monumental mountainous landscape, fishermen poling sampans on a wide river, pavilions nestled amidst lush vegetation, with sections of the trees highlighted in copper-red, all below a line border and a distinct circle band, recessed between the lip and a circumferential bow string.

Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age and with extensive old wear as expected from a vessel of this type and size, shallow surface scratches and abrasions mostly to the edges, some firing flaws, including pitting, open bubbles, and dark spots, further with scattered small glaze losses.

Weight: 25.4 kg
Dimensions: Height 45.3 cm, Diameter 53 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's London, 9 November 2016, lot 247
Price: GBP 35,000 or approx. EUR 48,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A copper-red and underglaze-blue 'landscape' jardiniere, Qing dynasty, 18^th century
Expert remark: Compare the related motif and similar size (57 cm). Note that this lot is most likely of an earlier date.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's London, 9 November 2011, lot 912
Price: GBP 9,375 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Massive Chinese blue and white fish bowl, late 18^th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar circle band, recessed between the lip and a circumferential bow string. Note the different motif, absence of copper-red decoration, and larger size (71 cm).


清代青花釉裏紅山水人物缸
中國，十八至十九世紀。唇口，口部下沿微凸起弦紋，弧腹下斂，圈足。胎體厚重堅致。通體內外施白釉，器底無釉露胎，外壁口沿繪珠紋一周，腹部通景以青花釉裏紅繪山水人物故事，整器色澤濃淡相宜，繪工精道，頗具水墨韻味。

來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況良好，大面積磨損，表面淺劃痕，邊緣有擦傷，一些燒製瑕疵，包括點蝕、開放氣泡、黑點，以及局部爆釉。

重量：25.4公斤
尺寸：高45.3厘米, 直徑53厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2016年11月9日，lot 247
價格：GBP 35,000（相當於今日EUR 48,000）
描述：清代十八世紀青花釉裏紅山水缸
專家評論：比較相近的主題和相似的尺寸 (57厘米)。請注意此缸年代較早。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2011年11月9日，lot 912
價格：GBP 9,375（相當於今日EUR 14,500）
描述：十八世紀晚期大型青花水缸
專家評論：比較相似的口部下沿微凸起弦紋。注意不同的圖案，没有釉裏紅裝飾，以及尺寸較大(71厘米)。