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Chinese Qing Style Famille Verte Porcelain Baluster Vase 中国清式五彩人物故事纹瓷瓶

Original Presentation Script

Here we have a handsome Chinese Qing Style Famille Verte Porcelain Baluster Vase — tall, theatrical, and packed with narrative charm. Its painted court figures, attendants, pavilions, and garden scenery create the sort of animated tableau that made Kangxi-era famille verte wares so admired by collectors. The base carries a six-character Kangxi mark, translated as “Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing.” That sounds exciting — and it should — but marks are where connoisseurship has to become a little less romantic and a lot more strict. In Chinese porcelain, famous reign marks were copied constantly. The vase is porcelain with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette: greens, iron red, blue, black, and soft aubergine-like tones. The form is pleasing, and the painterly detail is competent, especially in the architecture and figural groupings. Still, the overall execution feels more controlled and decorative than truly Kangxi-period in spirit, and the surface does not, from photos alone, deliver enough hard evidence for a confident early-Qing attribution. Condition appears generally strong, with some expected footrim wear and no obvious major chips or cracks visible in the provided images, though only in-hand inspection can confirm this. So: attractive? Yes. Collectible? Certainly. Kangxi mark-and-period? I remain skeptical. I’d place the authenticity score for that claim at 32%. Conservative auction value is about $800 to $2,000 if late Qing or Republic, perhaps $300 to $900 as a later decorative copy. If it were truly Kangxi period, the number would leap dramatically. A beautiful vase — but in this field, beauty and certainty are not the same thing.

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Item Report

Chinese Qing Style Famille Verte Porcelain Baluster Vase

中国清式五彩人物故事纹瓷瓶

By: Unknown

Style: Qing Style Chinese export/decorative porcelain, famille verte figural decoration

Origin: China

Materials: Porcelain with underglaze blue mark and overglaze famille verte enamels

Age: Probably late 19th to mid-20th century, more likely early 20th century

Condition: Very Good (visible surface gloss and minor expected wear to footrim; no major damage visible in photos, but not professionally condition-checked)

Value: Auction estimate: if a later Qing/Republic decorative example, approximately USD 800-2,000; if conclusively authentic Kangxi mark-and-period, the value gap would be enormous and could rise into the tens or even low hundreds of thousands depending on condition, quality, and expert verification. As a reproduction/decorative copy, approximately USD 300-900.

Maker's Marks / Writing: Six-character underglaze blue reign mark within double circle: 大清康熙年制 / Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi ('Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing'). The calligraphy appears neat but not, from photos alone, decisively period.

Date: 2026-04-10 14:12:22.465360

Description:

Large Chinese porcelain vase of baluster form with flared neck, painted in famille verte enamels with courtly figures, attendants, pavilion architecture, trees, rocks, and cloud scrolls. The base bears a six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, but the visible palette, drawing style, and overall finish suggest a later decorative piece rather than a Kangxi period example. 大型中国瓷瓶，呈观音瓶/梅瓶式变体，撇口，腹部饱满，以五彩设色绘庭院人物、侍从、楼阁、树石与如意云纹。底部书青花双圈六字康熙款，但从彩料、绘画风格与整体表面观感来看，更像后期装饰性作品，而非康熙朝本期器。

Assessment:

This is best identified as a Chinese famille verte figural vase in Qing taste with a Kangxi reign mark reading 'Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi' (Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing). However, the mark alone is not proof of age. The enamels appear comparatively fresh, the white ground quite even, the outlines somewhat regularized, and the scene painting lacks the spontaneous brilliance and period energy one expects from firmly Kangxi mark-and-period wares. The footrim shows some wear, but from these photographs I would be cautious and would not endorse a Kangxi period attribution without in-hand inspection under magnification and blacklight. A word about copies.. Chinese porcelain with famous reign marks is one of the most heavily copied areas of the antiques market, and Kangxi-style famille verte vases have been reproduced extensively from the late Qing period through the 20th and 21st centuries. My view is that this is more likely a later Qing/Republic or later decorative revival piece than a true Kangxi imperial-period vase. 此件最合理的判断，是一件带有康熙款的中国五彩人物故事瓶，款识为“大清康熙年制”。但款识本身并不能证明年代。其彩料观感相对较新，白釉地较为匀净，线描略显程式化，整体人物与建筑场景虽颇具装饰性，但缺少典型康熙本朝精品常见的灵动笔意与时代气息。足圈确有一定磨痕，但仅凭照片，我会保持谨慎，不会直接认定为康熙本期器，除非经过上手、放大镜与紫外灯等进一步检视。A word about copies.. 中国瓷器中带著名帝王年款者，是古玩市场中仿制最泛滥的门类之一，康熙风格五彩大瓶自晚清至二十、二十一世纪均有大量仿烧。综合判断，我认为此瓶更可能是晚清至民国，或更晚的清式装饰性仿古作品，而非真正康熙朝御窑或本朝器。

Individual Images:

whole vase front
whole vase reverse
whole vase side view
upper half of vase
lower half of vase
detail of figural scene
detail of balcony figures
detail of garden figures
base of vase
reign mark

Provenance:

No documentary provenance shown in the images. Dealer note claims Kangxi mark-and-period authenticity, but this is not accepted here as established fact without stronger visual and technical support.

Condition:

Very Good (visible surface gloss and minor expected wear to footrim; no major damage visible in photos, but not professionally condition-checked)

Identification Score: 93%

Form, famille verte palette, figural narrative decoration, and the visible six-character Kangxi mark make the object type clear, even though exact dating remains uncertain. 从器形、五彩设色、人物故事题材以及可见的六字康熙款来看，此物的类别判断较明确；不确定之处主要在于具体年代，而非器物种类本身。

Authenticity Score: 32%

The base mark reads '大清康熙年製'/'大清康熙年制' (Made in the Kangxi years of the Great Qing), but the painting style, surface character, and overall decorative execution do not convincingly support a Kangxi mark-and-period attribution from photos alone. Because Chinese reign-mark porcelains are heavily forged and one must assume reproduction until proven otherwise, I assign a low authenticity score for the Kangxi-period claim. The vase may still be an older decorative piece, possibly late Qing or Republic, but I am not persuaded it is truly Kangxi period. 底款为“大清康熙年制”，意为“制于大清康熙年间”。但从照片来看，其绘画风格、表面质感与整体装饰语言，并不足以有力支持“康熙本朝”这一断代。鉴于中国带年款瓷器的伪作极多，且鉴定上应先假定为仿品、待证据推翻，因此我对“康熙本期”说法给出偏低的真实性评分。此瓶仍有可能是较早的装饰性作品，如晚清或民国时期，但我并不认为现有照片足以证明其为真正康熙朝器。

Image Memory Note

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Keywords

Chinese vase, Qing style, famille verte, porcelain, figural scene, Kangxi mark, baluster vase, overglaze enamel, blue underglaze mark, China 中国瓷瓶, 清式, 五彩, 瓷器, 人物故事纹, 康熙款, 观音瓶, 釉上彩, 青花款, 中国

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