康熙 Kangxi Yellow Brinjal Bowl
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A Kangxi brinjal bowl of gently flaring form set upon a
high ring foot decorated with three floral sprays of lotus, chrysanthemum, and
prunus, incised into the paste and painted in enamels of aubergine and green on an egg yolk yellow ground.
On the interior is a green enameled sprig. These thinly-potted bowls having
a fine white paste, enameled over the biscuit are generally dated to the 康熙 Kangxi period although some sherds have recently been found at sites dating as
far back as
天啓 Tianqi, the late
明代 Ming period. In fact there is a bowl with a
yellow ground in the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, the Avery Brundage
Collection, mark and period of
天啓 Tianqi (1621-1627).
Bowls of this type are generically known as "Brinjal" bowls and also come in a
conical profile. When marked they generally display a crudely drawn mark. This
bowl exhibits a fu (happiness) mark between widespread
concentric circles in underglaze blue beneath a clear glaze. |
