Vase  with superb  " BRINJAL "  glaze .  h  21 cm.
Pear-shaped,with narrow neck; the top formed like a garlic bulb : " suantouping " .
Very evenly applied with a shiny  aubergine ( brinjal ) glaze .

Period :   KANGXI :  1662 - 1723 .

Exhibited :  in the  well-known " chinese monchrome glazes " exhibition  held in 1956 in the Cleveland Museum of Art , invent. 16299/160.1  ( labelled).
Aubergine is a descriptive name of purple enamel colour on chinese porcelain. This name was given after the eggplant : the aubergine. The basic chemical substantial for this glaze was " magnesium"  ( mg0) .
This vessel of very rare model, with a superb shiny glaze .

Perfect condition.