A BLUE AND WHITE HEXAGONAL BALUSTER VASE, LATE QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The baluster body supported on a gently spreading foot to a long waisted neck with a flared rim, the neck flanked by two openwork handles in the form of branches bearing pomegranates, finely painted in underglaze blue depicting a mountain and river landscape with pavilions and figures including an equestrian and farmer traversing a bridge, a fisherman on his boat, and a scholar in a pavilion.Provenance: From the private estate of Dr. Rudolf Majlat (1923-2007), who was an Austrian diplomat serving as consul general to Hong Kong between 1963 and 1971. As one of Austria’s foremost experts on East Asia at the time, he played a vital role in establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Austria and the People’s Republic of China in 1971.Condition: Minor wear, light surface scratches, the handles with small losses, the lip with few chips and an old fill, and some manufacturing flaws including dark spots.Weight: 7,912 gDimensions: Height 59.7 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 29 March 2007, lot 411Price: GBP 1,920 or approx.EUR 3,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of Chinese blue and white hexagonal baluster vases, 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form, landscape decoration, and size (59.7 cm). Note the lotprises two vases and that the handles show major losses.清末青花山水六方瓶中國，十九世紀。瓶器型較大，做成六方形，喇叭形敞口，束長頸，鏤空雙耳，豐肩，圈足外撇，底端出臺，足沿較寬。通體施白釉，青花描繪山水景觀、亭台樓閣和人物，如騎馬者和農夫過橋，船上漁夫，亭中文人。