It has a well-formed body in the shape of early Qing Meiping. Although it is heavy, the wall is not overly thick. The clay is of the gluttonous rice type, the top porcelain clay used during mid-Kangxi. The glaze has a distinct greenish tone and very smooth, oily surface texture, reflecting the best of Kangxi glazes. The intense yet pleasing cobalt blue has slight grayish shade, common during early part of mid-Kangxi era (Kangxi reign lasted 60 years). The motifs are artistically painted within the two medallions. One depicts the happy family life of a fisherman; the other depicts that of a noble family; both are very popular motifs of mid-Kangxi, intended to portraying the peace, harmony, and prosperity of that era. A ring of word Shou (longevity) in typical Kangxi type adorns the neck. This is a high quality Kangxi ware. Around mid-Kangxi, porcelain wares were not allowed to have the reign mark on it, to avoid that the mark be shattered when a ware is broken. Thus a double circle was often drawn on the base, instead the reign mark, as on this vase. From Dr. Robert I-San Lin (#4453), 86-year old senior Chinese artwork appraiser appointed by China Commission on Artwork Authentication, whose grandfather was a major Chinese antique collector/dealer in early 1900s. (Dr. Lin’s bio, published in Journal of Authentication of Artworks, 2015, available on request). Brought to California in 1960s. H: 31.6 cm, Dia: 19.1 cm, 2082 g.

康熙中期雙開光光內漁家樂及髙士圖梅瓶。此時青花仍稍帶灰，漸趨向明亮，但已與早期的灰暗不同。胎細潤.極寬而低的圈足，足瑞平勻細潤，橙色火石紅明顕。釉面極油潤，帶青，厚，平勻，是康早中期官窯的上等釉。因近三百多年老化，釉面已失去新瓷釉面的火氣賊光。頸飾壽字一圈，是康朝常見的紋飾及寫法。此瓶是康中期開始時的官窯佳作。反映太平盛世，繁榮富強。當時政府禁寫聖朝年號於瓷器上，以免器破了而聖朝年款與之同破。所以此罐只有雙圈款。

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