清康熙　景德鎮窯青花山水庭園瓶|Vase with landscape, flowers, and gardens

Art Historical Context

This elegant vase, crafted in Jingdezhen—the renowned porcelain capital of China—dates to the Kangxi period (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty. Standing 17½ inches tall, it features intricate underglaze copper red decorations depicting serene landscapes, blooming flowers, gardens, and delicate insects. Jingdezhen kilns, favored by imperial courts, produced some of the finest porcelains of the era, blending technical mastery with naturalistic motifs that evoked the harmony of nature. The use of underglaze copper red, a challenging technique where copper oxide is applied beneath the glaze before h...