Vase - Porcelain - China (No reserve price)

An imposing, high-quality Chinese porcelain landscape vase standing 40.6 centimeters tall, with a diameter of 24 centimeters and a solid weight of 3,745 grams. This heavy, thick-walled vase is made of fine white porcelain and is decorated all around with a refined hand-painted polychrome mountain landscape in the traditional Shan Shui (mountains and water) style. The composition presents a layered panorama of misty peaks, dense pine forests, and rocks with seasonal blossoms, combined with a serene water pavilion and two minimalist sampan fishing boats on a calm river. The neck and shoulder of the vase are adorned with finely executed, symmetric black-and-white patterns of geometric ruyi and foliate motifs.

The back of the vase features a hand-painted poem in elegant Chinese brush script (Xing-Cao) that sings the mood of the landscape. The text reads in full "烟云载山屿, 欲行桥头看, 两余春水生", which can be translated as: "Mist and clouds cradle the mountains and islets. One desires to walk to the other side of the bridge to look, where the spring rain makes the water rise." The calligraphy is concluded with the dating and the artist’s signature: "甲午年 晓文作 于珠山". This identifies the piece as a work created in the cyclical year Jiawu (2014) by master painter Xiaowen (晓文) in the world-renowned porcelain studios of Zhushan (Pearl Mountain) in Jingdezhen. Two red artist seals complete the painting atop and beneath the lines of text.

The bottom of the vase bears a conspicuous four-character mark in iron-red standard script (Kaishu) within an unglazed foot ring. The mark reads "慎德堂制" (Shende Tang Zhi), translated as "Made for the Hall of Cautious Virtue". This is a deliberately applied apocryphal mark that refers to the legendary 19th-century private residence of the Qing emperor Daoguang. On this vase, the mark serves as a traditional homage to underscore the high artistic quality and the aesthetic linked to imperial tradition. The vase is in excellent, pristine condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration.