A FINE GILT-EMBELLISHED FAMILLE VERTE 'LADY AND BOYS' ROULEAU VASE Kangxi Decorated with a continuous scene of ladies and boys sitting relaxing across a garden veranda, with two ladies sitting beside a table laid with a teapot and two cups, a small boy vying for their attention as they look across at another youth presenting a cassia flower to a third lady reclining with a fan against green rocks, behind them, a fourth lady is turned away to observe a pair of butterflies in flight, with balustraded gardens beyond with further rockwork, banana leaves and bamboo, all beneath wispy scrolling clouds and an orange sun, the neck with a band of peony sprays. 40cm (15 3/4in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清康熙 五彩侍女童子圖棒槌瓶 The image of a boy holding a cassia flower holds symbolic meaning. To 'pluck the cassia' was a euphemism for passing the Imperial civil service examinations. Compare with a rouleau vase, Kangxi, sold by Sotheby's New York, 21st April 2023, lot 651. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing