Chinese Kangxi Style Famille Verte Porcelain Double-Gourd Wall Vase中国康熙风格五彩瓷双耳壁瓶
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Here we have a Chinese Kangxi Style Famille Verte Porcelain Double-Gourd Wall Vase — an object that sits somewhere between sculpture, vessel, and decorative bravura. Its flat back suggests it was meant to be displayed prominently, almost like porcelain wall art, and its pierced, curling silhouette borrows from archaistic taste while remaining charmingly theatrical.
The base bears the mark 大清康熙年製 — 'Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing' — which certainly grabs attention. But marks alone are never enough, especially in Chinese ceramics, where later tribute marks are everywhere. The famille verte palette, with vivid greens against black grounds, does echo Kangxi taste, yet the painting feels a bit more mechanical and the overall object more revivalist than period.
The material appears to be porcelain with overglaze enamels. The faux basketwork-painted handles are a clever decorative touch, and the figural panels are pleasant, if not of the highest early Qing refinement. This feels hand-decorated, yes — but likely in a late Qing or early 20th century workshop producing decorative wares for an appreciative market.
Condition appears generally good, with light wear, some grime in recesses, and the sort of small firing or enamel irregularities one expects in decorative porcelain. I do not see dramatic damage in the provided photographs, though a full hands-on inspection would still be wise.
So, authenticity score: 28%. Auction estimate as a later decorative Kangxi-style piece: $300 to $800. If it were genuinely Kangxi period, we would be in a completely different conversation — roughly $8,000 to $15,000 or more. A handsome survivor, but one best admired with healthy skepticism.
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Item Report
Chinese Kangxi Style Famille Verte Porcelain Double-Gourd Wall Vase
中国康熙风格五彩瓷双耳壁瓶
By:Unknown
Style:Chinese export / decorative arts, Kangxi style famille verte revival
Origin:China
Materials:Porcelain, overglaze enamels, black outlining, famille verte palette
Age:Late 19th century to early 20th century, circa 1880-1920
Condition:Good (visible age wear, minor surface grime, likely small firing and enamel imperfections; not professionally condition-checked from photos alone)
Value:If authentic Kangxi period: $8,000-$15,000 at auction; as a later Kangxi style decorative piece: $300-$800 at auction
Maker's Marks / Writing:Base bears six-character mark: 大清康熙年製, translated as 'Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing.' This should be regarded as apocryphal on present evidence.
Date:2026-03-22 01:13:58.901475
Description:
A flat-backed, sculptural porcelain wall vase or hanging vase in the form of a stylized double-gourd or archaistic vessel, decorated in famille verte enamels with figural reserves and dense green-and-black scrolling grounds. The handles are painted with faux basketwork patterning, and the base bears an apocryphal Kangxi six-character mark.
一件平背式雕塑感瓷壁瓶，造型仿双葫芦或仿古器形，以五彩珐琅装饰，开光内绘人物纹，通体饰浓密绿黑彩卷草地。双耳绘仿编织纹，底部书有伪托“康熙年制”六字款。
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
This appears to be a Chinese decorative porcelain wall vase made in the Kangxi taste rather than a securely Kangxi-period example. The form is unusual and attractive, with lively famille verte-style decoration and figural panels, but the drawing is somewhat stiff, the enamels look comparatively late, and the mark on the base should be treated as apocryphal. The flat back and decorative presentation suggest an object made for display rather than an early utilitarian vessel. A word about copies.. Kangxi-style famille verte wares have been widely reproduced from the late Qing period onward, and this category is especially full of later decorative revivals bearing honorific reign marks. Fakery check: the base mark reads '大清康熙年製' (Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing), but the overall execution does not strongly support 17th/18th-century imperial-period manufacture; the mark is therefore more likely commemorative or deceptive than period-correct.
此件应为一件中国装饰性瓷壁瓶，风格取法康熙五彩，而非可稳妥认定为康熙本朝之作。其造型别致，具有吸引力，五彩风格鲜明，开光人物纹生动，但人物线描略显拘谨，釉上彩料感偏晚，底款亦应视为伪托款。其平背及陈设性较强的造型，更像供观赏悬挂的器物，而非早期实用器。A word about copies.. 康熙风格五彩瓷自晚清以来被大量仿制，此类器物中晚期陈设性仿古品与带寄托年款者尤为常见。作伪核查：底部书“ 大清康熙年製 ”六字款，但整体工艺与气息并不充分支持其为十七至十八世纪康熙本朝烧造，因此该款更可能是寄托款或带有误导性的后加款识。
Individual Images:
side view of vase
three-quarter front view
detail of figural panel
front of vase
detail of figural panel
opposite three-quarter view
base with Kangxi mark
reverse of vase
Provenance:
No provenance documentation visible in the submitted images.
Condition:
Good (visible age wear, minor surface grime, likely small firing and enamel imperfections; not professionally condition-checked from photos alone)
Identification Score: 91%
The flat reverse, molded silhouette, wall-vase format, famille verte palette, figural reserves, and visible Kangxi-style mark make the object type fairly clear, though exact dating remains less certain.
其平背造型、模制轮廓、壁瓶形式、五彩色调、人物开光以及可见的康熙风格款识，使器物类别判断较为明确，但具体断代仍有一定不确定性。
Authenticity Score: 28%
I am treating this as a later Kangxi style piece unless proven otherwise. The mark '大清康熙年製' translates as 'Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing,' but the decorative handling, somewhat formulaic figural painting, and overall presentation suggest a late Qing or early 20th century revival/decorative object rather than a true Kangxi-period vessel. In keeping with the reproduction-first rule, the score remains low.
在没有更多证据之前，我将其视为后期康熙风格作品。底款“大清康熙年製”意为“制于大清康熙年间”，但其装饰处理、较程式化的人物绘画以及整体陈设性外观，更像晚清至二十世纪初的仿古装饰瓷，而非真正康熙本朝器。依照“先按仿品处理”的原则，此真实性评分保持较低。
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Keywords
Chinese porcelain wall vase, Kangxi style, famille verte, flatback vase, hanging vase, double gourd form, figural panels, apocryphal Kangxi mark, China
中国瓷器壁瓶, 康熙风格, 五彩, 平背瓶, 挂瓶, 双葫芦造型, 人物开光, 伪托康熙款, 中国
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