a 'jun' 'lotus bud' jar and cover Jin dynasty

the delicately potted bud-shaped body swelling at the bottom atop a low straight foot, the flat cover with a slightly curved edge encircling the bud finial rising from the recessed central well, applied overall with a thick lavender-blue glaze, the knife-pared foot rim burnt to a light caramel color in the firing (2)

The jar has three small firing flaws near the bottom, the largest 1/4 inch long. There is a network of crackles to the body of the jar. The finial has a small area of brown discoloration. The underside of the cover also has two small firing flaws to the unglazed body. Overall in very good condition. Inspected under UV light.
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'Jun' waterpots of this elegant 'lotus bud' form can be found in many important collections; for example see one in the Royal Ontario Museum illustrated in Henry Trubner, The Far Eastern Collection, Toronto, 1968, p. 60, fig. 74; and another, from the collection of Frederick Knight, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 18th May 1982, lot 17, also with a cover. See also a waterpot with pale blue glaze and of similar proportions to the present example, in the British Museum, London, published in Basil Grey, Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1952, pl. 82B; and one without a cover, sold in these rooms, 20th March 1976, lot 92.