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A WHITE AND AN AUBERGINE-GROUND SANCAI BOWL QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 HKD
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Description
- porcelain
the white-ground bowl incised with three gnarled flowering trees on the exterior and a lingzhi sprig on the interior, coloured in green, yellow and aubergine enamels, reserved on the white-enamelled biscuit, the aubergine-ground bowl similarly decorated and coloured, with three floral sprays to the exterior and a lingzhi sprig to the interior
Provenance
The white-ground bowl:
Yves Mallié, Paris, 1960.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1960 (£95).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1967 (£140).
The aubergine-ground bowl:
Collection of Major C. Bollom, until 1957.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1957 (£18, one of a pair).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1958 (£30, one of a pair).
Yves Mallié, Paris, 1960.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1960 (£95).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1967 (£140).
The aubergine-ground bowl:
Collection of Major C. Bollom, until 1957.
Bluett & Sons Ltd, London, 1957 (£18, one of a pair).
Collection of Roger Pilkington (1928-69), from 1958 (£30, one of a pair).
Catalogue Note
Bowls of this type, which were very popular with collectors before and after the War, used to be known as ‘Brinjal’ bowls on account of the aubergine colour, ‘brinjal’ being a common name for eggplants in south and southeast Asia.