Jingdezhen ware
1723-35
The yellow wares, as well as the aubergine bowl (44.143), require a second firing at a lower tem- perature to fuse the enamels to the transparent porcelain glaze beneath. They distinctly reflect the imperial taste for exquisite design and potting. The bowl's white interior-yellow exterior design indicates its use by a first-rank concubine as specified in the Regulations of the Palace of the Qing dynasty. The dragon-and-phoenix incised on the aubergine bowl is a decorative subject for imperial marriages.
Porcelain with ambergine glaze, incised decoration
4 1/16 × 2in. (10.3 × 5.1cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
44.143
