Qing Dynasty Kangxi Blue and White Large Bowl with Continuous Landscape and Fisherman Figures, Late 17th Century Chinese Porcelain

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Dimensions: Mouth Diameter 19.5cm (7.68in), Height 9cm (3.54in), Late 17th CenturyCondition & Provenance: The bowl is fully intact with no cracks, chips, glaze flaking or restorations. The cobalt blue pigment retains its pure, stable tone, and the porcelain body and glaze carry natural inherited patina from centuries of circulation, free of modern artificial distressing. This piece originates from a long-established Chinese private collector based in San Francisco, California, USA, and entered China’s antique market in 2021. Large Kangxi bowls fully decorated with continuous landscape scenes inside and out are scarce, and undamaged premium specimens like this one are rarely seen in American private collections.Description: This wide flared bowl represents a classic Kangxi-period porcelain shape, featuring a broad outward splayed mouth, sloped deep curved body and neatly trimmed foot ring, presenting a spacious and elegant silhouette. The porcelain body is dense and fine-grained, covered in smooth, glossy bright white glaze. The inner rim of the bowl is adorned with a continuous band of aged pine trees, while the center of the interior bears a circular medallion depicting a reclusive fisherman holding a fishing rod, paired with cliff formations, foliage and flying birds. The minimalist composition with ample blank space fully embodies the scholarly aesthetic of seclusion in nature. The entire exterior wall is wrapped in an unbroken panoramic scroll of Jiangnan riverside landscapes and fishing scenes, rendered using multi-layered cobalt wash technique unique to Kangxi blue and white porcelain. The artwork depicts layered distant and near mountains, calm lake waters, weeping willows, mixed trees, village cottages and pavilions, with flocks of birds skimming the water surface. Rock textures are defined with sharp brush strokes, and tree branches are rendered with meticulous detail. The painting style inherits literati landscape brushwork from the late Ming Dynasty, with five distinct tonal gradients of cobalt blue creating seamless soft transitions between light and dark hues, showcasing the iconic vivid kingfisher blue color exclusive to high-grade Kangxi wares. The base bears a double underglaze blue circle enclosing a simple twin-fish motif mark, a representative base signature for top-tier non-official imperial porcelain of the Kangxi reign. Every surface of this bowl is covered in elaborate hand-painted decoration, with an unbroken continuous landscape wrapping around the full vessel. It balances decorative display value and traditional Chinese literati taste, fully preserving the complete mature craft techniques of Kangxi blue and white multi-tonal wash and figurative landscape painting. It serves as a core reference artifact for studying early Qing porcelain decorated with Jiangnan landscape themes and Kangxi cobalt firing technology. It is ideal for specialized collections of Ming and Qing blue and white porcelain and qualifies for long-term museum exhibitions focused on Qing literati porcelain, carrying outstanding artistic, aesthetic and academic research significance.

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