Yuan Dynasty Jun‑Ware Sky‑Celadon Lavender‑Splash Deep‑Belly Tea Bowl,13‑14th Century CE

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Dimensions:Mouth Diameter 8.5cm(3.35in),Overall Height 5.4cm(2.13in),13‑14th Century CECondition & Provenance:The tea bowl body is intact without cracks or hidden chips,free of restoration or later repainting.Both interior and exterior glaze are covered with original natural crackle.The large lavender‑purple kiln‑splash at bowl center shows soft color transition.The brown foot‑coating glaze remains intact;only minor age‑related wear can be found along base rim.Tiny glaze bubbles are native firing features without heavy glaze loss.This Jun‑ware bowl originates from a private collector’s collection in Seattle,Washington.The collector acquired this artifact from an antique gallery in Vancouver back in 2018.Deep‑belly Jun tea bowls with large central purple splash are relatively scarce across global antique markets.Description:This deep‑belly tea bowl was crafted at Jun kilns during Yuan dynasty,serving as drinking and display vessel for ancient tea appreciation.It features slightly contracted rim,deep curved belly and compact small foot with full robust silhouette.The exterior is fully covered with thick opaque sky‑blue Jun glaze blanketed with fine ice‑crack fissures.A broad rose‑purple copper‑induced kiln‑transmutation splash spreads across bowl interior,blending fluidly with blue glaze and creating rich layered color effect,representing the masterful copper‑red firing technique of Jun ware.The rim bears thin glaze showing light tan edge.The base foot is coated with brown protective slip with neat trimming and natural glaze dripping along glaze‑body boundary.Famous for unpredictable kiln‑change glaze,Jun kilns produced large volume of wares in Yuan period.Nevertheless,small tea bowls with vivid well‑preserved central purple splash are not easy to obtain.With mellow glaze and unrestrained kiln color,this compact bowl fits perfectly for study and tea‑table display.It stands as fine specimen of Yuan Jun tea ware,suitable for special‑theme exhibitions of northern ancient Chinese ceramics and dedicated Jun‑ware collections.

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