A DOUCAI DOUBLE-GOURD VASE, LINGZHI MARK, KANGXI China, 1662-1722, circa 1680. Finely painted in underglaze blue and enamels in shades of green, red, yellow, and aubergine to the upper pear-shaped section with three boys at play and to the lower section with a palace garden scene showing an official with attendants and scholars, further with palm trees and lingbi stones. The recessed base with a lingzhi fungus mark within a double circle. Provenance: From a noted private collection in Texas, USA. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear to enamels, some shallow surface scratches here and there, and few firing irregularities. Weight: 957.0 g Dimensions: Height 26.5 cm Expert's note: During the early Qing dynasty, up until the 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including lingzhi fungus marks and double circles. Auction result comparison: Compare a related doucai dish, also dated to the Kangxi period and with a double circle mark, but of larger size and depicting a different subject, at Christie's New York in An Era of Inspiration: 17th-Century Chinese Porcelains from the Collection of Julia and John Curtis on 16 March 2015, lot 3591, sold for USD 131,000. 康熙斗彩靈芝款葫蘆瓶 中國，1662-1722年，約1680年。瓶呈葫蘆形，撇口，短直頸。內施白釉，外壁斗彩勾勒五彩琺琅描繪，上腹繪畫三童嬉戲場景，下腹繪園林内文人官員場景，並可見芭蕉樹以及假山。圈足内青花雙圈靈芝款。 來源：美國德克薩斯知名私人收藏。 品相：品相極好，琺琅輕微磨損，局部表面有淺淺的划痕，少量燒製不規則之處。 重量：957.0 克 尺寸：高26.5 厘米 專家注釋：清初至1680年代，中國局勢動盪，御製瓷器使用年號受到各種限制。這一時期，出現了靈芝款、雙圈款等不同類型的款式。 拍賣結果比較：一件斗彩人物故事圖盤，同樣為康熙時期雙圈款，但尺寸更大且圖紋不同，見紐約佳士得An Era of Inspiration: 17th-Century Chinese Porcelains from the Collection of Julia and John Curtis 2015年3月16日, lot 3591, 售價USD 131,000。