A conical shaped Brinjal bowl of gently flaring form set upon a high ring foot decorated with three incised chrysanthemum sprays in aubergine and yellow enamels on a green ground. Where the flowers are white, the porcelain body is allowed to show through a clear glaze. On the interior is a ruyi-mushroom motif with blades of grass. On the base is a crudely drawn shop mark in underglaze blue centered within a double circle just inside the foot rim. These thinly-potted bowls having a fine white paste, enameled over the biscuit are generally dated to the Kangxi period although some sherds have recently been found at sites dating as far back as Tianqi, the late 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 Tianqi (1621-1627). These bowls were made with an aubergine, yellow, and white ground as well and also in a bell shaped form. For an identical bowl see fig. 118 in Chinese Porcelain: A Transitional Period, Princessehof Museum, 1986.
清代 Qing Dynasty, 康熙 Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height:  2 9/16"  (6.5cm)  Diameter:  8 1/8" (20.6cm)
Condition:  Two long hairline cracks from the rim in addition to two rim glaze chips restored, shown in details but very unobtrusive. Expected wear to the glaze on the interior and exterior.
Please refer to item #SU-414 when inquiring.