Important Chinese Art

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A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Yuan dynasty | 元 鈞窰天藍釉紫斑盌

Auction Closed

September 22, 04:06 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl

Yuan dynasty

元 鈞窰天藍釉紫斑盌


the steep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a slightly incurved rim, the interior with a pale blue glaze accented with vivid violet-colored splashes, the glaze thinning to a mushroom color along the rim, the exterior with a thick reddish purple glaze with occasional hints of sky blue stopping approximately two thirds down the body to reveal the dark stoneware biscuit with an inscription dated to the 1st year of Zhizheng, corresponding to 1341, and another inscription reading Tan Xiren

盌底墨字： 至正元年 譚希仁


Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.1 cm 

American Private Collection, acquired in Asia in the 1980s.


來源

美國私人收藏，1980年代得於亞洲

This bowl, with its purple-and-blue glaze combination, embodies the quintessence of Jun ware, which is admired for its robust forms and thick opaque glazes of luscious blue tones. See a similarly decorated bowl, sold in our London rooms, 13th December 1988, lot 111 and one slightly larger in size, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2018, lot 3094.